The study provided a clear picture of the well-planned ancient irrigation system that once flourished in the region.

Archaeologists have discovered a massive and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in southern Mesopotamia, ...

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with ...

Iraq has officially confirmed March 1 as the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, following the announcement of the moon sighting authority.

Britain’s diplomatic strategy for more than 150 years – since 1940 perhaps its only coherent strategy – has been to ensure ...

Today it lies empty but Al Jazeera Al Hamra is actually the only Gulf pearling town that survived the rapid urbanisation of ...

Modern Jericho is a tranquil tourist destination ... making it the fourth-largest town in Iraq after Mosul, Basra, and Baghdad. The city’s primary industry is building and road construction.

the British found that they were also in trouble in Ottoman-controlled Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). British forces had landed on the Iraqi coast and taken control of the port city of Basra and ...

Shifting between modern Egypt and ancient Iraq, the reader is forced to confront this doctrine ... he sees angels collecting the jasmine flowers that had fallen from the orchards of Basra. The ancient ...

and sports play in strengthening ties between Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. He referenced the success of the 25th Gulf Cup football tournament held in Basra. The Prime ...