A stunning 12-ton relief depicting Assyrian deities has been uncovered beneath the ancient palace of King Ashurbanipal.

The relief shows the seventh-century BC ruler of the Assyrian empire alongside two prominent deities and other figures. It ...

The Assyrian Empire shaped the ancient world for centuries. At its height, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to Egypt, ...

The Kurdistan Region’s two ruling parties - the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) - ...

German archaeologists have made a spectacular discovery in Iraq. During excavations in the ancient metropolis of Nineveh, a team from Heidelberg University came across large parts of a monumental ...

Two explosive-laden drones were downed near a village northwest of Erbil, Kurdish counterterrorism forces said on Sunday, as ...

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani chaired a meeting of the Industrial Coordination Council on Monday, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil ...

Children process into a church in Qaraqosh, Iraq, to celebrate their first holy Communion. Over 450 boys and girls received the sacrament during liturgies held over the past month in various ...

Egypt extended its condolences to Iraq in the wake of the tragic wedding fire in Nineveh province, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.