In this "world," the people inhabiting Mesopotamia—what is now Iraq and part of Syria—believed. Stored in the British ...

THE mystery surrounding a 3,000-year-old tablet, believed to be the oldest map in the world has finally been solved. The ancient tablet has been deciphered after centuries and offers a glimpse of ...

Archaeologist Hormuzd Rassam discovered the Babylonian tablet in 1882. For over a hundred years, it remained undeciphered.

Ramses the Great is credited with expanding Egypt's reach as far as modern Syria to the east and Sudan to the south.

The Seleucid Empire was one of the successor states that emerged after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC.

Explore the diverse cities of Jordan, from the bustling capital of Amman to the ancient wonders of Petra. Plan your journey ...

The region encompasses a swathe of land crossing the countries between the easternmost Mediterranean Sea and the Sinai, Arab, ...

Turkey is an exciting and interesting place to explore by road. Here’s what you need to know if you are planning to drive ...

Back in the early 1990s, Hussein Shaat from Aleppo went to Saratov to study at medical school. Now, it is his home.

Scholars call this extra stuff “paratext.” For the most part, everyone ignores it unless some controversy sparks debate over ...

reader comments A massive wave of coordinated pager explosions across Lebanon and Syria around 3:30 pm local time today has killed at least eight people and injured more than 2,700, according to local ...

The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 14 with more than 40 wounded, Syrian state media said Monday morning. Israeli strikes hit several ...