This stunning seaside city is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast and once stood as Egypt's capital city for almost a ...

Traveling to Ethiopia can be an experience in two distinct worlds. There’s Addis Ababa, with its towering construction cranes ...

Also on the show, an update on South Korean politics after impeached President Yoon released from prison. Plus, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with renowned historian Bettany Hughes.

Turkey is a land where history comes alive, where breathtaking landscapes meet vibrant culture, and where every street corner ...

The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2007. When the voting got underway, I was in Africa ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and while only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains intact, we’ve ...

Microsoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and ...

When Bonnie Chan Yiting was in Davos six weeks ago for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual confab, the Swiss ski resort was abuzz with a groundbreaking app that a little-known artificial ...

Explore the effectiveness of ancient rituals despite advancements in high-tech ingredients. Women in ancient China used rice water to strengthen and lengthen their hair. It’s still a go-to hair ...

In the ancient world, there were far more radical changes to the way people observed and formalised time. The changes to the calendars used by the Romans, for instance, led to seemingly impossible ...

Credit: Public Domain Ancient Greek women had few rights in comparison to male citizens and were mostly confined at home. History books are usually silent on female accomplishments. Unable to vote, ...

To highlight passport privilege challenges for Africans, travel creator Alma Asinobi is on a mission to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest travel across seven continents. We love how ...