In five cities, eight kings ... the god of water and wisdom, a key deity of the Sumerian pantheon. For centuries, this shrine attracted pilgrims from all over Mesopotamia to Eridu.

The Sumerians lived in Mesopotamia from about 4500 to 1750 B.C.E., and developed a number of technologies that changed the ...

Research shows that some of the world's oldest cities may have actually been located somewhere entirely unexpected.

This is the average. The downward stickiness is worse for poorer families (though this is the effect on prices, which is ...

KARACHI: The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has launched its expanded Night Museums Project for 2025, opening 27 of ...

It was used initially to record the Sumerian language, and from about 2400 BC Akkadian ... In the late fourth millennium BC, the first settlements that clearly qualify as cities emerged in Sumer ...

I listened to the debate on Palestine in the Security Council on Wednesday, 28th May 2025. What is happening in Gaza and on Palestinians goes against the United States doctrine of freedom and fair ...

Money begets money, and the rich love to live where they can make more and more. The wealthiest cities in 2025 are spread far and wide, and while Asian wealth is on the rise, the U.S. still dominates.

Major U.S. cities are experiencing some degree of subsidence, a.k.a. sinking. It’s not just major coastal cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Houston; landlocked cities like Las Vegas ...

But what’s even better? Finding cities that are affordable and growing quickly, ideally for both renters and future homeowners. A recent study from the personal finance site GoBankingRates ...

Populations in major American cities have bounced back from pandemic-induced drops, with New York, Houston and Los Angeles leading the way, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau — a ...

The United States Census Bureau has released a list of cities with the highest population growth. The agency tracked population growth from July 2023 to July 2024, and found that cities across the ...