While working at the king’s throne room, “the most important place in the palace,” the team found a “niche across from the main entrance” with “an earth-filled pit” ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was made ...

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Many of the rites of Hajj are a re-enactment of the life and sacrifices of Ibrāhīm and his family, values that Allah loves.

Archaeologists uncovered a relief of King Ashurbanipal with Assyrian gods in ancient Nineveh, offering new insight into Mesopotamian art.

Shoe throwing has long been a symbol of defiance, frustration, and, occasionally, prophecy. Across history, shoes have flown ...

A former member of the Michigan Army National Guard was charged Wednesday after prosecutors say he tried to attack a military base in Warren on behalf of the ...

President Donald Trump, basking in the glow of an effusively warm welcome in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, laid out a vision ...

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The Republican senator from Kentucky spoke with CT about his goals and motives in recent controversies in Washington and the ...

Arabic for ‘the catastrophe’ and commemorated today – marks a profound moment of trauma in the Palestinian Arab consciousness ...