Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

Though Tehran scrambled to help the Assads face off the rebel assault, soldiers were turning on their own commanders ...

Restoration of Iraq's archaeological site of Nimrud, which was destroyed by Islamic State militants, is well underway in the ...

China State Construction Engineering Corporation has been chosen to build a “medical city” in the Dhi Qar Governorate in Iraq ...

Earth's Furnace Death Valley has long held a reputation as one of the hottest places on the planet. 7°C (134°F) back in 1913, ...

The Empire is in the throes of an industrial revolution fueled by ancient technologies of a long-forgotten people – and it is about to collapse. The land teeters on the verge of a succession crisis, ...

Ruins on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Credit: Lalupa / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Many people are familiar with the legend of Romulus and Remus, which supposedly explains the origin of the ancient ...

Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the referral of the Integrated Medical City Project in Dhi Qar Governorate to China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). The project, based on a ...

Mohammad Sabet-Eqlidi announced the restoration’s completion during a visit to the site of the bas-relief, which overlooks the ancient city of Qir ... near modern Baghdad, though other cities also ...

Clay tablets at Kurd Qaburstan reveal ancient Mesopotamian culture Artefacts hint at urban life in the Middle Bronze Age city Findings challenge perceptions of ...