The first known museum in history highlights the remarkable achievements of a woman whose vision and innovation helped shape the museums of today.
This very first museum was inside a temple precinct, scented with baked clay and incense, and was...
Sumerian civilization appears to have been established in southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far back as 5000 BC.
Established in the Fertile Crescent between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in modern-day Iraq, Sumer was...
A Greek-owned tanker was among two that caught fire after being attacked in Iraqi territorial waters in the Persian Gulf late on Wednesday. The incident resulted in one fatality, while 38 crew members were successfully rescued.
According to CNN, the vessels...
Aegean Airlines has officially inaugurated a direct route between Athens and Baghdad, ending a 35-year absence of European commercial aviation in the city.
Iraq’s Ministry of Transport said the arrival represents “Iraq’s return to the European aviation map” and ushers...
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was 84.
Dick Cheney was vice president to Republican President George W Bush between 2001 and 2009. He also served as Secretary...
Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental building at the ancient site of Kani Shaie in Iraq, offering new insight into how early Mesopotamian societies organized power and worship more than 5,000 years ago.
The discovery, made by researchers from the Centre...
Archaeologists have made remarkable finds at Tell Nabi Yunus, Iraq, a site located just southeast of the ancient city of Nineveh. The 2025 excavation campaign, led by a German team from the University of Heidelberg, has revealed newly unearthed...
A devastating fire broke out late on Wednesday at a shopping mall in Kut, a city in Eastern Iraq, killing at least 60 people and leaving 11 others missing, according to local authorities.
Videos circulating on social media show flames...
Nearly a decade after militants destroyed the ancient city of Nimrud, archaeologists in Iraq are restoring its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of fragments. Once a jewel of the Assyrian Empire, Nimrud is now a site of...
