A 1,500-year-old stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments is set to be auctioned for up to $2 million next month. Discovered in 1913 in southern Palestine, this ancient relic dates back to the Late Roman-Byzantine period. Experts believe it was once displayed in a synagogue or a private home, making it a rare link […]
A report by Kimberly Murray says missing children and unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools in Canada should be probed by a national commission. Murray is Ontario’s first ever Assistant Deputy Attorney General for Aboriginal Justice. Murray says the commission should have a 20-year mandate and be led by Indigenous representatives. Th...
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologized for the 2004 Tak Bai massacre. In that event, 78 Muslims died while her father was in power. She apologized on behalf of the government. The massacre began after the arrest of six village defense volunteers. This sparked protests that were met with a violent crackdown. Victims were ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – King Charles III has acknowledged “painful aspects” of British colonial rule amid calls for slavery reparations. This came during an address to leaders and representatives of 56 Commonwealth nations at a summit in Samoa Pacific nation. In a veiled reference to past slavery across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean during the Britis...
The “Blue Mosque” in Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, is one of the country’s most important historical buildings, famous for its unique blue tiles. Located in a busy part of the city, the mosque remains somewhat hidden from view. Upon entering through a door that separates the mud-brick wall facing the qibla, [&h...
Authorities have abandoned plans to demolish a historic mosque in southern Tanzania. The Msikiti Mkongwe, or The Old Mosque, in the Mbeya region will instead be promoted as a historical site and tourist destination. The change in plans came days after authorities in the region had planned the demolition of the nearly 200-year-old mosque. This...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has reclaimed 1,100 clay tablets dating back to the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC) that were sent to the US for research purposes in 1936. According to Iranian state television, the artefacts were flown back to Iran on a plane carrying President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was returning from New York after […]
Algiers, Algeria – AFP The fraught relations between France and its former colony Algeria had eased a little in recent years, but a new rift over Paris backing Morocco’s autonomy plan for disputed Western Sahara has sent rapprochement efforts into a tailspin. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is seeking a second term in ...
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of Togu Balik, an ancient Uyghur city dating back approximately 1,400 years in northern Mongolia. This significant find was made during excavations in the Tuul River Valley. Experts say it provides crucial insights into Uyghur civilization, and challenges recent efforts by China to alter Uyghur history...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden claimed on Wednesday the US Navy had corrected a “historic wrong” by exonerating 258 Black sailors who were convicted of mutiny following a devastating explosion at Port Chicago 80 years ago. The sailors refused orders to resume loading munitions at the site after a powerful blast tore th...
