CHRISTIANITY today is the world’s largest faith — embraced by more than 2 billion people. From open democracies to closed regimes, every continent has been touched by its influence. Yet Christianity ...

Researchers have discovered a large 5,000-year-old temple in northern Iraq, at the Kani Shaie site in Sulaymaniyah province.

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

Avraham was our progenitor. He made a discovery that dwarfs those of Pythagoras, Galileo and Einstein. He set in motion the ability of humankind to civilize itself and develop a moral and ethical ...

For it to be successful, the local community − a small number of whom took part in recent looting of priceless antiquities − must be involved.“Palmyra needs to breathe, honestly, and hopefully its ...

Iraq's ancient monuments, including the Ziggurat of Ur, face urgent erosion risks due to climate change and rising salinity.

Dry weather is increasing salinity in soil and damaging ruins of cities such as Ur, birthplace of Biblical patriarch Abraham, ...

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...

Iraqi heritage officials warn that climate change is stripping southern Mesopotamia of its treasures, as soaring heat, ...