The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

Iraq intends to open a tourism town dedicated to one of Mesopotamia’s oldest civilisations, the Sumerians. Two years after it ...

Ancient Babylonian world map from a clay tablet, nearly 3,000 years old, reveals a version of the Noah's Ark story and mythical lands.

Ancient Middle Eastern farmers prioritized grapes over olives, irrigating vineyards to sustain wine despite climate stress.

Farmers in the Middle East were more committed to wine production over olive growing during times of climatic change in the ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to ...

To call Jewish self-determination “colonialism” while ignoring the Arab conquests that Islamized the region uses historical erasure as a weapon against Israel.The post The colonialism no one talks abo ...

The use of the term "minority" to describe Assyrians in Turkey and later in Iraq is deeply tied to the political and nationalist agendas of these nations, particularly in the 20th century. While ...