The Citadel has become a bona fide tourist destination, attracting international visitors who often arrive with empty ...

A cemetery near Damascus was transformed into an industrial-scale mass grave for Syrians who opposed President Bashar ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as ...

Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia -01, by Daniel David Luckenbill (Chicago, 1926), in 313 searchable pdf pages. Volume 1 of 2. Contents of Volume 1: Inscriptions of the Early Rulers; from Ititi ...

On January 29, Ahmed al-Sharaa and more than 12 other commanders from armed factions that joined forces to overthrow Bashar ...

The KRG is working to restore over 2,700 archaeological sites in Duhok, including the largest heritage park in Amedi. Officials aim to turn the province into a cultural tourism hub, linking ...

Beyond the usual travel bucket lists lie hidden gems that once shaped the course of civilizations. This guide uncovers 7 ...

History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia and Assyria by Maspero, G. (Gaston), 1846-1916 Publication date 1903 Topics Civilization, Ancient, History, Ancient, Egypt -- History, Middle East -- ...

AS tensions flare up between modern-day Iran and Israel — through drone warfare, cyberattacks and regional proxy clashes — ...

Hipparchus’s star catalog is the oldest known attempt to document the positions of as many objects in the night sky as possible, and it was the first time that two coordinates were used to ...

Why was the country of Iran formerly called Persia? What has this got to do with the conquests of ancient Middle Eastern ...

Much of what we know about the city’s early flourishing comes from a remarkable collection of more than 23,000 clay Assyrian tablets discovered at the Turkish site of Karum Kanesh, 600 miles away.