A recent study has questioned the long-held belief that Rujm el-Hiri, the ancient Golan stone circle in Israel, was used as an astronomical observatory. Researchers from Tel Aviv University found that ...

A theory of the site was that its walls and entrances aligned with astronomical bodies, but as the site has shifted from its ...

Syria's newly formed transitional government confirms appointment of Murhaf Abu Qasra, the Islamist military commander who led the offensive against Assad, as the country's new defense minister ...