Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A high, clear late summer day found me walking through groves of wild pistachio and pomegranate trees in ...

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq's ancient southern cities face erosion ...

UR/BABYLON, Iraq, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilisation, with thousands of years of history at risk of disappearing as Iraq's ...

Climate change is causing increased soil salinity and erosion, damaging historical monuments in Iraq. Ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, including the Ziggurat of Ur and the Royal Cemetery, are at ...

Iraqi heritage officials warn that climate change is stripping southern Mesopotamia of its treasures, as soaring heat, deepening drought, windblown sand, and rising soil salinity erode monuments in Ur ...

The Ziggurat of Jiroft, known also as the Konar Sandal Ziggurat, is an ancient monument located in Jiroft in the southern Iranian province of Kerman, a place that some say is Iran’s cradle of ...

The Sumerians were the first known people to settle in Mesopotamia over 7,000 years ago. Located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (modern day Iraq), ...

Once the heart of Sumerian civilization, the Great Ziggurat of Ur rose above the Mesopotamian plains 4,000 years ago. Built to honor the moon god Nanna, this stepped temple stood as both a place of ...

Clark, who missed the majority of her sophomore campaign due to a groin and ankle injury, said she was unaware of the remarks Engelbert allegedly made during a conversation with Minnesota Lynx star ...

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Sidney Crosby has spent his entire NHL career to this point with the Pittsburgh Penguins. If it were up to him, the Penguins' sweater will continue to be the only one he wears in what will easily be a ...