Claims circulated on Iraqi social media suggesting that the alleged military operation aimed to prevent a plot by the IS to ...

The unusually long atmospheric river is forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and ...

The Akkadian Empire (ca. 2340–2198 b.c.) represented something entirely new in human history: a dynasty that conquered and ruled over a vast territory, incorporating people of different ethnicities ...

South Of The River, a new docuseries to be shown on BT Sport, explores the exponential rise of players from the area and takes an unflinching look at the associated social problems including knife ...

The new government faces urgent challenges: a severe water crisis due to drought and upstream dams, weak public finances tied to oil dependence, and delicate relations with both the U.S. and Iran.

Often unnoticed amidst Adam and Eve’s misadventures in the Garden of Eden is a curious topographical detail. Genesis’ second chapter devotes five verses to a river that emerges from humanity’s ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Top diplomats from Turkey and Iraq reached a tentative agreement Friday on sharing water and managing dwindling flows through the Tigris and Euphrates rivers as the region faces ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's biggest mysteries. Thomas Cole's 1828 oil painting entitled "The Garden of Eden ...

STORY: Syria’s civil war is over, but the two largest armed camps in the country are still facing off across the Euphrates River. One side is under the control of the new Damascus government and the ...

When Bashar al-Assad fell, Syria split along the Euphrates River between Islamist-dominated government forces and Kurdish-led fighters. An 1,800-kilometer journey across this divide reveals how ...

Trump to address UN as he distances US from global cooperation U.S. President Donald Trump will address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday as world leaders grapple with crises from Gaza to Ukraine ...

The result of excess farm nutrients in Minnesota. Keith Schneider/Circle of Blue. In eastern Syria’s Deir Az Zor province, a black, toxic river meanders through the otherwise parched desert landscape.