Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface ...
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians ...
Clashes in Syria have increased at the Tishrin Dam, a strategic site on the Euphrates River around 30 miles south of the ...
Look - here's a human spine. That's an ISIS spine.' The absurd sentences reverberated in my brain as I turned to see my ...
Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their ...
Iraqi President Abdullatif al-Rashid described as “positive” US President Donald Trump’s commitment to peace, saying it was a ...
Sharaa, who led the lighting offensive that toppled the Assad regime, says Syria will not allow any terrorist group that ...
Fighting between Syrian Kurds -who a decade ago clawed out an autonomous territory in the country's northeast- and Turkish-backed militias is posing a serious threat to the current stability.
New findings at Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets and monumental ruins, reveal insights into Middle Bronze Age life and ...
Qatar’s cuisine traces back to the history of the Indian Ocean spice trade, where aromatic flavours weave stories of ancient ...
The word for 2025 is “sovereignty.” Despite many challenges like reducing oil dependency, ensuring political stability amid ...
"While we know a great deal about the development of writing in southern Iraq, far less is known ... situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system in the northern part of the Fertile ...