Russia has tested its nuclear-powered Poseidon underwater drone, which President Putin claims can unleash radioactive ...

In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...

When it comes to fantastical book series that shaped our childhoods, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians is one of ...

President Vladimir Putin holds Russian Orthodox icons as he meets with soldiers wounded in Ukraine, at the the Mandryk ...

Marking 17 years at Atlantis, The Palm, one of the region’s most recognised and visited attractions has undergone a major ...

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks ...

The Nekyia in Homer’s Odyssey unveils Odysseus’ haunting journey through Hades and the ancient Greek vision of the afterlife.

With hindsight, the red flag was in the “Champagne Facial” day spa treatments and the fact the hotel was built around a 400-year-old vineyard. (Note to self: in future, avoid staying at a former ...

While sporting competitions are held up as great and virtuous unifiers, the reality – from as far back as the ancient Greeks – is that corruption and politicisation are always lurking nearby.

November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...

A boy brandished a plastic sword high above his head before plunging it into an oversized foam eye mask, prompting raucous ...