For centuries, the name "Tartaria" or "Tartary" appeared on maps as a vast, mysterious region covering parts of Siberia, ...

Halfeti, in southeastern Turkey, was one of several towns and villages to be intentionally flooded when the Birecik Dam was built in 2000. But residents still live in the half-submerged town — while ...

The Byzantine Christian settlement has been discovered in Jordan, marked on the Madaba Mosaic Map, the oldest surviving ...

Hallowed home of the Roca brothers, this Spanish province offers rich pickings for travellers, from a constellation of ...

Syria's new government sent troops to quell fighting between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Muslim tribes. Then Israel intervened, bombing Damascus.

The violence in Sweida Province between groups from Bedouin tribes and the Druse minority renewed fears of sectarian conflict ...

Uncover the intriguing history and natural beauty of Fleves, a hidden, uninhabited island near the Greek capital, Athens.