As early as 4,500 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, for instance, gender-diverse people held important roles in society with ...

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...

On Friday, December 19, 2025, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, publicly warned of India’s ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

Kayaking around the sheltered waters of Bahrain Bay is a little like being a brightly coloured fish in an open-air aquarium.

The story of Noah s Ark is one of the most well-known Bible stories and has been retold in songs, children s storybooks, ...

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

Evidence has been found at Kazhaw that Christians and Zoroastrians coexisted 1,500 years ago in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Psychological research shows that intolerance of uncertainty limits reasoning ability. Highly intelligent individuals tend to ...

For centuries, Tur Abdin, encompassing parts of today's Mardin Province, served as a spiritual and cultural heartland, dotted ...

Unearthed in Germany, the Nebra Sky Disc may be the world’s oldest cosmic map, revealing how ancient Europeans read the stars ...