As a Greek delegation prepares to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to resolve tensions over the fate of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, Ahram Online examines how the controversy surrounding one ...

Greek fears have also been fuelled by parallels to the 2020 reconversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a UNESCO World Heritage site, into a mosque – a move that was widely condemned in Greece. A ...

The great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, the head of Eastern Christianity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. Credit: Wikimedia Commons A legacy carved in silence. The West did not come to the ...

Icons, their meaning and significance, are primary subjects of study: their origins, their rejection during Iconoclasm, and their theological justification. The city of Constantinople (modern Istanbul ...

Experts Think the Hagia Sophia Is in Danger. They’ve Got a Plan to Protect It From Earthquakes Turkey is located near two fault lines, leaving the 1,500-year-old structure vulnerable to damage.

Once the largest cathedral in the world, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, has stood for more than 1500 years along the banks of the Bosporus Strait and has housed three religious groups. 1.

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is about to get a makeover. In light of recent earthquakes in Turkey, experts fear the 1,500-year-old mosque is structurally vulnerable, and the Turkish government has ...

The Hagia Sophia (Church of the Holy Wisdom) is one of the most important and imposing religious buildings in the world. Constructed in the sixth century, its massive domed basilica was to provide ...

EXCLUSIVE: Simon Reeve, who is fresh off a recent trip to Europe's Nordic nations, opened up about a "spectacular" city where you can "smell the history and the culture" ...

BBC explorer Simon Reeve has hailed a certain cosmopolitan city as his favourite global destination, one that resonates with historical and cultural significance. Simon, who has travelled to over ...

HERNDON, Va., June 03, 2025--Sophia Learning announced its summer program, providing 100,000 eligible high school juniors and seniors free access to six college-level courses.

Sophia is powered by artificial intelligence, and the film shows the struggles David Hanson and his team navigate to improve the robot's technology and secure investors to fund the project.