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Archaeologists Have Unearthed a 4,000-Year-Old Board Game. Now They Just Have to Figure Out the Rules

Good News Notes: “Archaeologists in Oman have found 4,000-year-old stone board game at a Bronze and Iron Age settlement site near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah in the northern Hajar mountains’ Qumayrah Valley. “Such finds are rare, but examples are known from an area stretching from India, through Mesopotamia even to the Eastern Mediterranean,” Piotr Bielinski, a University of Warsaw…

Mayors and city leaders from more than 30 cities across the Arab world convened at Expo City Dubai to discuss a shared vision for sustainable and prosperous urban development in the region. The discussions focused on collaborative strategies to tackle common urban challenges and enhance resilience, infrastructure, and inclusive growth. Addressing Key Urban Challenges City leaders emphasised the…