Study of ancient cuneiform cylinders reveals how Nebuchadnezzar II restored Kish’s ziggurat and linked his rule to Babylon’s ...

Nebuchadnezzar II claimed divine inspiration for his restoration work, stating that the gods Zababa and Ishtar motivated him to undertake the project. After completing the renovations, he proclaimed: ...

In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent ...

Iraq unveils its 2035 National Tourism Strategy to welcome 10 million visitors. Learn how the UK and European countries are ...

Many people associate the wise men with Christmas, but January 6 is traditionally the day in the Church calendar that ...

A rising Hittite kingdom fought for trade routes, marched through Syria, and then struck Babylon itself, toppling the last heirs of Hammurabi’s world. This chapter follows the shock of conquest, the ...

Handover comes two days after 15 people were killed in the province Suicide bomber rams vehicle into the Iraqi labor minister's convoy Minister Mahmoud Mohammed al-Radhi was not in the convoy Babil, ...

With 309 lawmakers present, the Council of Representatives elected Haibat al-Halbousi as speaker, a position traditionally ...

Iraq's Ministry of Interior has designated official sites for New Year's Eve 2026 in Baghdad and all provinces. See the full ...

For decades, two stalwarts have defined Baghdad’s unlikely luxury hospitality scene: the Babylon Rotana and Al Rasheed. As ...

The epic German period drama will close with a final 8-episode arc leading up to the Nazis seizing power in 1933. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Groundbreaking German period drama Babylon ...

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