The Grand Egyptian Museum King Tut galleries prepares for their grand opening, with the arrival of his ceremonial chair.

The area today occupied by southeastern Jordan was rich in copper, which Egypt used in everything from tools to weapons to pigments—it would later be competed over by the Assyrians and Babylonians.

Church leaders, regional officials and Egypt’s Al-Azhar — Sunni Islam’s foremost religious ... In 2021, Francis traveled to Baghdad, the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil, the predominantly Assyrian ...

The Mycenaean civilization was the first advanced culture of mainland Greece, shaping the foundations of Greek identity, myth, and language.

As the International Court of Justice wound up hearings on Israel’s two-month blockade of Gaza, a small ship carrying aid for ...

John Glubb Pasha was a distinguished British officer. He participated in the wars of the British Empire during its last half-century in Europe and ...

A land or body of water can hold diverse meanings. The Persian Gulf, for example, is a vital waterway for global oil ...

Roman elites wore purple, and the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra even painted the sails ... “The site was probably a key economic hub for the Kingdom of Israel and later the Assyrian Empire, both of which ...

Egyptian Cats. Image by Imagecom via Depositphotos ... The ancient Mesopotamians, particularly the Assyrians and Babylonians, held lions in awe. In Assyrian culture, the lion was a symbol of royalty, ...