Iraq saw remarkable growth in tourism to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Babylon and the Mesopotamian Marshes.

The book narrates the millennial spread of 'Indian religions, philosophies and sciences' throughout the 'ancient and early ...

A PRIMARY school in Swiss Cottage has received an “outstanding” rating from the education regulator for the first time. Staff ...

The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival of Akitu, celebrated in April, ...

Nearly 70 artists have come together in an ambitious, but brief, exhibition in Riyadh, titled Beneath the Gaze of the Palms, ...

Near the end of every year, the prospect of rising from the fog of holiday hustle, bustle and feasts to contemplate how to do ...

The mountains of Jilu with the village of Nahra (Kapaklı/Kapalıdere) in the foreground. On the peak opposite it can be seen ...

A US army veteran who killed 15 people as he drove into a crowd in New Orleans said before the New Year’s Eve attack that he was inspired by the Islamic State (Isis) group. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a ...

I love the idea that ancient Baghdad was calling in paper from China, calling in texts from Greece, sending out commentaries which reached Toledo and Cordoba and then moved back east and north ...

Sunny with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C). Winds from NW to WNW at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds NW at 3 to 7 mph (4.8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 45 °F (7.2 °C ...

"Once they were interested in acquiring more territory, now it's more looking to capture minds. They appeal to those who ...