Houston enhances its link with Arab culture
By MARIA PETRINGA, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM The city of Houston, Texas, is widely known for its achievements in energy, space and medical technology. During the past few decades, thanks to its excellent […]
Scientists discover new marine dinosaur
Source: The Local German scientists in Lower Saxony have identified a new type of dinosaur that roamed the world’s waters in prehistoric times, they announced Wednesday. The Acamptonectes densus, […]
Red-Dead project could damage archaeological sites — report
AMMAN — Several ancient archaeological sites in Jordan will be affected by the construction of the Red-Dead Water Conveyance Project, a recent report concluded. Many sites will potentially be affected […]
The 16 Greatest Cities In Human History
For over nine thousand years, cities have played an important role in human development. Jericho, the oldest city on record with a population of 2,000, was a center of commerce and learning. So was Uruk, Mari and other great cities through history to Tokyo, which is the largest city […]
The Thamud: Petra and Madain Salih
Our favorite post: Video: PM Justin Trudeau’s Ramadan Message Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Thamud or the Nabataeans were known for hewing houses in mountains. Madain Salih and Petra are ruins of their civilization. Madain Salih (Dedan) is in Saudi Arabia and is known […]
Archaeologists by chance
By ROBERTA FEDELE | LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM The experience of a group of foreigners through Harrat’s lava fields A desert trip in Saudi Arabia can always lead to unexpected surprises. Despite the […]
The people of ‘Ad to whom the prophet Hud was sent
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When the Holy Quran describes past people or archaeological details it gives a very precise and accurate description. […]
Who’s destroying antiquities in Jerusalem?
By DAVID M. WEINBERG There is little doubt that Palestinian authorities are conducting this assault on the Temple Mount so as to erase any vestige of archeological evidence for Jewish […]
Petra: Could it be Al Hijr as mentioned in the Holy Quran?
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: Use and Misuse of Surah Nur by the Muslims, Before and After Nida Ul Nasser’s Allegations Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Petra was chosen as one of […]
Lost civilization found in Libyan Sahara
New evidence of a lost civilization in an area of the Sahara in Libya has emerged from images taken by satellites. Using satellites and air photographs to identify the remains in one of the most inhospitable parts of the desert, a team from the University of Leicester in England has […]
Near-Perfect Young Dinosaur Fossil Found in Bavaria
Source: Spiegel Internaional German paleontologists have discovered what they believe is the best-preserved dinosaur skeleton ever found in Europe. Some 98 percent of the fossil found in the southern state of Bavaria is intact, and it will soon be placed on display for a short time in Munich. The discovery of young, unnamed […]
Ancient lost capital of the Jewish Khazar kingdom found
Capital of the Khazars, a Turkic people who converted to Judaism, was thought washed away by Caspian Sea. By The Associated Press HAARETZ.COM Russian archaeologists said Wednesday they had found the long-lost capital of the Khazar kingdom in southern Russia, a breakthrough for research on the ancient Jewish state. “This […]
Jordan recovers artefacts held by Israel since 1967
AMMAN (Jordan Times) – The Department of Antiquities has recovered from Israel hundreds of clay artefacts after 44 years, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The agency quoted acting Director General of the General Antiquities Department Fares Hmoud as saying Monday that the 620 artefacts, which date back to the […]
Google launches the Dead Sea Scrolls online project
The Dead Sea Scrolls are some of the most valuable religious texts known to man. Discovered between 1947 and 1956 at Khirbet Qumran, they form the oldest known versions of Biblical documents and take the form of 972 texts. Their age dates them at somewhere between 150 BCE and 70CE […]
‘Jeddah’s Balad will be a UNESCO site in two years’
By MD HUMAIDAN | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Jeddah’s downtown historical center Balad will be a World Heritage Site within two years, according to President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) Prince Sultan bin Salman. The prince, who is also deputy chairman of the committee for the development […]
Restoration of Jerusalem’s walls near completion
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli experts are nearing completion of an ambitious restoration of the five-century-old walls of Jerusalem, the holy city’s dominant architectural feature and a unique record of its eventful and troubled history. The $5 million undertaking, which began in 2007, is set to be complete by […]
Rare artifacts excavated in Kingdom’s Al-Maqar area
By P.K. ABDUL GHAFOUR | ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction over the discovery of rare antiques during recent excavations that revealed that people in the Arabian Peninsula were interested in horses 9,000 years ago. Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman […]
World’s Oldest Fossils Found in Ancient Australian Beach
Source: AAAS When Martin Brasier discovered what looked like fossil cells in between the cemented sand grains of an ancient beach in Western Australia, he knew he had his work cut out for him. One of the biggest challenges for geologists is deciding when a fossil is really a fossil, […]
Sparring Over Berlin’s ‘Mona Lisa’ – German-Hating Frenchman Sparked Nefertiti Row
Source: Spiegel International Germany and Egypt have long been at odds over the return of the famous bust of Nefertiti. Now documents found in archives show that the conflict was started by a Frenchman who had fought the Germans in World War I and considered them to be swindlers. He may have been […]