The name “Iraq” has ancient origins, probably from the Sumerian city of Uruk, birthplace of writing and seat of Gilgamesh. The Greeks called it Mesopotamia, the land “between the rivers ...

A desert area with scattered plots of agricultural land with features that closely matched the description of the al-Qadisiyah battle site described in historic texts, in the Abu Sakhir district ...

Discover Iran's 13 neighboring countries, including 7 land borders (Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, ...

Israel’s cabinet has for the first time voted to take sole responsibility for land registration in Area C of the occupied West Bank, a decision that has been described as effective Israeli ...

Baghdad [Iraq]: The International Committee of the Red Cross ... contaminate an estimated 2,100 square kilometres of Iraqi land, a devastating area comparable to nearly 3,00,000 football fields.

The B-2 stealth bombers used to attack the Fordow nuclear enrichment plant are equipped with toilets, microwaves and usually ...

Thousands of Houston-area Muslims gathered over the weekend at Sugar Land Town Square for what organizers said was the largest open-air iftar celebration in the region. Organizers estimated ...

The map created using a simulation tool shows the devastating impact of a hypothetical U.S. nuclear strike on Tehran, Isfahan ...

Journey to Iraq: Photographer Christian Lindgren traveled to Iraq, an unusual spot for a vacation. While there, he visited the ruins of the ancient city of Ctesiphon, the last Persian capital ...

Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Iran have decried Israel’s seizure of land in Syria near the occupied Golan Heights as the Israeli military continues to launch air strikes across the country.. The ...

A solemn 14-acre section at Arlington National Cemetery that is largely reserved for deceased U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has suddenly become the focus of controversy, after ...

Thousands of Houston-area Muslims gathered over the weekend at Sugar Land Town Square for what organizers said was the largest open-air iftar celebration in the region. Organizers estimated ...