There are many foods served around the world that are taboo to Americans. This hearty soup, eaten in Mesopotamia, would be ...

The arrivals hall at Sydney International Airport was transformed into a veritable “Iraqi celebration square”, where the ...

The city of Ur in southern Iraq was one of the great centers of ancient Mesopotamia, and its most famous monument is the ...

The world-first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operations in Finland after decades of ...

The Roman general Crassus invaded Parthian imperial territory in southern Turkey in 53 BC. The Parthian army annihilated Crassus’ forces near the city of Carrhae. Around 20,000 Roman soldiers died ...

Road engineer” may not be the world’s oldest profession, but one can imagine it was around not long after people, finally living collectively, needed a good way to get from ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most strategically important waterways, serving as the narrow passage between the ...

When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets in July 2026 to review potential candidates, Türkiye is almost certain to gain a new entry, one that is shedding light on a mysterious ancient war cult ...

“Hey, Rob, we needed you last night!” I heard that this morning from a classmate, during the casual chit-chat phase of class when everyone is settling in and getting their notebooks out. She was ...

Or maybe it’s OK to let the Earth be the star of the resurrection story. Earth Day is April 22, a day uniting billions of ...

The shadow of that fabled ‘Mexico generation,’ containing the likes of Ahmed Radhi and Hussein Saeed, can now finally fade as ...

Most people think you need a transatlantic flight and a packed itinerary to experience genuine castle architecture. Centuries ...