Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:06:47 +0500 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:06:47 +0500 60 Centuries-old artifacts discovered in Saudi Arabia https://english.aaj.tv/news/30288898/centuries-old-artifacts-discovered-in-saudi-arabia <p><strong>Artifacts having 1400-year-old text and dating back to the time of the third Muslim Caliph have been discovered in Saudi Arabia, the Archeological Department announced.</strong></p> <p>The Saudi Heritage Commission tweeted images of the rocks having inscriptions.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2022/06/12135109e5452f9.png" alt="" /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '></figcaption> </figure> <p>Text on the artifacts discovered at Aalia - a rocky mountainous region near Makkah - has details related to the events that led to the nomination of Hazrat Usman RA, it added.</p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src="https://i.aaj.tv/large/2022/06/121350503630138.png" alt="" /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '></figcaption> </figure> <p>In early June, fossils of a huge marine lizard dating back more than 80 million years were <a href="https://www.aaj.tv/news/30287882">found</a> during excavation work on the western Saudi coast.</p> Artifacts having 1400-year-old text and dating back to the time of the third Muslim Caliph have been discovered in Saudi Arabia, the Archeological Department announced.

The Saudi Heritage Commission tweeted images of the rocks having inscriptions.

Text on the artifacts discovered at Aalia - a rocky mountainous region near Makkah - has details related to the events that led to the nomination of Hazrat Usman RA, it added.

In early June, fossils of a huge marine lizard dating back more than 80 million years were found during excavation work on the western Saudi coast.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/30288898 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:08:02 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) The artifact was discovered at Aalia, a rocky mountainous region near Makkah. Photo via Twitter/@MOCHeritage