New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

A 2700-year-old Assyrian seal discovered in Jerusalem has revealed a hidden message that’s rewriting what we know about ...

The great modern-era defeats of the Levant have never raised the issue of these countries’ territorial integrity or questioned it. In fact, the opposite is closer to the truth. As these recently ...

A newfound pottery sherd has cuneiform text from the Assyrian Empire asking the Kingdom of Judah about a late tribute payment ...

Salihi—widely known as the "Sheikh of Snipers"—went viral, providing a brief, chilling glimpse into the personal war waged by one of the deadliest marksmen in modern history. Perched calmly above the ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a 1,500-year-old synagogue in Israel's Golan Heights, revealing new evidence of ancient ...

An anchor, basket handles, jars and other artifacts were found among the cargoes at the three sites, the oldest of which ...

The Tanakh can be read as the slow emergence of a Face through human time, each century giving edges to what earlier ages only felt. To follow that emergence, name the moments, set them in years, and ...

In the unforgiving theatre of Middle Eastern warfare, men like Mohammed al-Ghamari rise not through compromise, but through ...

Located about 120 kilometres northeast of Amman and 90 kilometres from Zarqa, Azraq is a basaltic region shaped by ancient ...

At this year’s GITEX Global, the region’s largest technology exhibition, the spotlight quietly shifted to two pavilions ...