Mardin, Turkey -- Mardin, a city etched into the rocky hills of southeastern Türkiye, offers an unparalleled confluence of history, architecture and cultural depth. Perched along the ancient Silk Road, the settlement has been a meeting point for empires, a sanctuary for faiths and a canvas for architectural ingenuity.
Saskatoon, Canada -- Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Montha Istifo, who opened Star of Ishtar Restaurant last year in Sutherland.
If you're a fan of ancient history, I heartily recommend the Lost Civilizations series published by the University of Chicago Press through its Reaktion Books imprint, which I first encountered via Frances F. Berdan's outstanding 2021 volume on the Aztecs. The latest entry is The Assyrians, by British Museum Mesopotamia expert Paul Collins (who also wrote the Sumerian entry back in 2021).
This 3,000-year-old artifact has turned the world of archaeological understanding on its head - or at least, that's what social media would have us believe. Housed in the British Museum's Northwest Palace collection, an intriguing Assyrian relief has sparked intense debate about ancient underwater capabilities that would make modern diving pioneers question everything they thought they knew about...
Amman -- Petra's architecture had been under the strong Greco-Roman influence, but other styles were also seen, originating from Assyria. In 1862, the architect Jakob Ignaz Hittorffdrew similarity between Petra's monument and a fresco belonging to the Second Style visible in the House of the Labyrinth in Pompeii, where a tholos with a bell-shaped roof appears between two half pediments.
Qatar -- As part of Mowasalat (Karwa)'s commitment to environmental sustainability and the enhancement of green spaces, the company, in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality, on Wednesday organised a tree-planting event at the Mesaimeer bus depot.