In a highly symbolic ceremony at the United Nations, marked by the raising of Syria’s new flag, the UN Special Envoy to Damascus praised the country’s political transition, describing it as having ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

The four nominees for this year's Turner Prize have been announced. They include Scottish sculptor Nnena Kalu, who is ...

The official invitation extended by Iraq to new Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Baghdad has triggered sharp political divisions within Iraq ...