Starting in 2021, a research team led by Musallam R. al-Rawahneh—an associate professor of archeology and ancient Near East ...

Archaeologists have located Tharais, a lost Byzantine city featured on the 6th-century Madaba Mosaic Map in Jordan. The ...

Recognised as the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of the Holy Lands, the Madaba Mosaic Map was crafted during the ...

Mesopotamia, located in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was one of the cradles of civilization around 6000 years ago and the birthplace of the first writing system. Each ...

The ministry of external affairs said in a statement that the Indian embassy remains in touch with the community with a view ...

An ancient city from the Byzantine era, once thought lost to time, has been rediscovered in southern Jordan. Known as Tharais, the town had largely vanished from memory, surviving only in historical ...

Four decades ago, Israel bombed the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq, determined to nullify Saddam Hussein’s capabilities. World powers criticized the violation of another country’s sovereignty, but ...

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country had “no choice” but to launch airstrikes to stop Iran’s ...

Israeli strikes on Tehran have continued, prompting evacuation warnings, creating fuel and internet disruptions, and adding ...

As Iran’s deterrence eroded, the risks of conflict climbed.

Petah Tikva, in central Israel, suffered some of the worst damage after Iran fired a huge wave of ballistic missiles ...