AS tensions flare up between modern-day Iran and Israel — through drone warfare, cyberattacks and regional proxy clashes — ...

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu likes to remind people that in the disorienting first days after Hamas’ Oct. 7, ...

These are enemy countries," G. recounted, “We passed near Baghdad, crossed the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on our way back to ...

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

Conflict in the Middle East has been escalating. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

The United States maintains an extensive military footprint in the Middle East, including a number of naval assets and permanent U.S. bases. Washington’s presence has allowed it to respond to ...

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American clergymen Edward Robinson and Eli Smith began a Bible-guided survey of the Holy Land, producing a landmark ...

Israel’s wars on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran have sought to shape a new Middle East, one in which Tel Aviv has undisputed ...

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