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Iraq's nascent tourist industry is woefully unprepared for the challenges the country faces to preserve and protect its ancient heritage

We sometimes think human prehistory was much more peaceful than today. But archaeological evidence suggests otherwise.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani biker and vlogger Abrar Hassan had already traveled to more than 80 countries, at least 12 of them on his motorcycle, by the time he decided this year it was time to pursue possibly his greatest dream — a bike ride to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah pilgrimage. On Feb. 9, Hassan set out from his hometown of Nankana Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab province,

The city of Sanliurfa, previously called Edessa, in the center of the Neolithic Tas Tepeler ring, has a history spanning 12,000 years.

Today, Eridu is often considered to be one of the oldest permanent settlements in Mesopotamia, and perhaps even in the world. The ancient Sumerians also believed that Eridu was the first city in the world and they documented that belief in the Sumerian King List and the Eridu Genesis.

Geoff Hann spent his life arranging trips to Iraq, but after suffering a stroke and having members of tour group accused of smuggling, he is stuck in Baghdad

Social-Putinism and social-imperialism are not our only problem, argues Jack Conrad. There is the curse of social‑pacifism and centrism too

Archaeologists have conducted an emergency rescue excavation to protect the remains of a 4,000-year-old Mesopotamian boat discovered near ancient Uruk.

First seen on stage back in 2009, Gilgamesh Lazyboy returns from April 21 - 30, 2022 at the Big Secret Theatre as part of the High Performance Rodeo's 2022 Spring Edition, and audiences can expect the unexpected with a fresh interpretation of the world's oldest recorded story. 

The Arslantepe Mound, an ancient archaeological mound, which was inscribed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites positioning Turkiye as a destination with a number of recognition for its cultural heritage sites, is located in the Malatya plain, 15 km south-west of the Euphrates River