The scent of cardamom and saffron drifts from the kitchen of Sharjah's Bait Elowal, echoing the UAE's past as a vital node along the Silk Road. Overlooking the Sharjah Creek and the vast Arabian ...

Bitcoin jumps past $104,000 as Trump pardons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht Ethereum is currently trading near $3,270, while XRP's current value stands at $3.23. Sabrina Toppa Jan 22, 2025 2:41 ...

XI'AN, China, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The city exploration tour of Xi'an took place in northwestern Chinese city Xi'an from October 13 to October 14.

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The $4.4 billion in crypto is set to be the largest pile of criminal proceeds ever sold off by the US. The former IRS agent who seized the record-breaking sum, meanwhile, languishes in a Nigerian ...

Christopher Wilton-Steer A version of this article appears in print on July 27, 2025, Page 22 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: Up Close / ‘The Silk Road,’ by Christopher Wilton-Steer.

Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been called the Silk Road, archaeologists are uncovering two medieval cities that may have bustled with inhabitants a thousand ...

At least 2,500 years old, with a current population of 600,000, Samarkand is one of the most iconic cities of the Silk Road, and its most iconic site is Registan Square, where the awe that had ...

What to know: Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has been freed as President Donald Trump signed a pardon. Trump made the announcement via a Truth Social post.