The discovery of a Christian cross proves that eighth-century houses found in the United Arab Emirates were part of a monastery.

During a recent excavation in the United Arab Emirates, archeologists unearthed a 1,400-year-old plaster cross. This exciting discovery has helped to prove the long-held theory that the dwellings that ...

SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island ...

SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island ...

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For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that's little changed since its founding more than a millennium ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AMORGOS, Greece (AP) — For more than 50 ...

An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, ...