Italian archaeologists have unearthed tombs in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor that are more than 3,000 years old.Egypt's antiquities ministry says the tombs were found under the mortuary temple of the Pharoah Amenhotep II, who reigned from 1427 BC to 1401 BC.The temple is located on the western bank of the River Nile. The ministry said remains of wooden sarcophagi and human bones were found inside the tombs. Jars used to preserve th... Read more »

Millions of Muslims from all over the world are celebrating the annual Eid al-Adha holiday, which marks Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his own son as a sign of obedience to God. At the last minute, God intervened, and let Abraham to bring a ram as sacrifice instead. Traditionally, Muslims sacrifice an animal at Eid and share the meat with their families, neighbours, and poor people. Saudi authorities say that nearly 2.5 million pilgrims are expected to ... Read more »

Joint U.S. and Jordanian archaeological expedition have discovered what they say is a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple related to the country's Moabite kingdom mentioned in the Old Testament. The temple dating back to between 1200 BC and 539 BC, was uncovered in Khirbat 'Ataruz, near the town of Mabada southwest of the capital city of Amman. The three-storey temple consists of a multi-chambered sanctuary and open courtyard. It is said to be the larges... Read more »

Saudi Arabia said it intends to set up a research centre for civilian nuclear and renewable energy. It is aimed to meet rising demand for power and desalinated water. Former commerce minister Hashem bin Abdullah Yamani is reported to head the King Abdullah City for Nuclear and Renewable Energies, to be built in the capital city of Riyadh. Saudi authorities said the centre would undertake research in nuclear and alternative energies toward the goal to make p... Read more »

Educational fund FSTC is going to distribute in the US and UK 3000 free copies of a new Arab textbook on the scientific and cultural legacy of Muslim civilization. The textbook, called “1001 Inventions”, aims to shatter the myth about the so-called “Dark Ages” and instigate debates about interconnection among faith, science and culture. The textbook spans 1000 years of scientific, technical and social development underestimated in modern textbooks, the ... Read more »

Qatar is working on establishing a modern genetics centre, which will be the first in the GCC. It is to be accredited in October. Such centres are extremely hard to set up and are very expensive to run. This centre is being set up in the framework of the Newborn Screening Programme. To date, over 70 thousand newborn babies have been screened by the laboratory, ... Read more »