Cradle of civilisation at risk of erosion in Iraq due to climate change

By Mohammed Atti and Ahmed Saeed UR/BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the ...

Soil salinity and erosion endanger ancient Mesopotamian sites in Iraq

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...
The New York Times

Book Review: ‘Land Between the Rivers,’ by Bartle Bull

A new book by the journalist Bartle Bull recounts 5,000 years of the country’s past, showing how long before colonial powers defined its borders, it was a place with a common history. Share full ...
Reuters on MSN

Climate change eats away at Iraq's cradle of civilization

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilization. Thousands of years of history are at ...
The Times of Israel

Major archaeological sites in Iraq at risk of erosion due to climate change

Dry weather is increasing salinity in soil and damaging ruins of cities such as Ur, birthplace of Biblical patriarch Abraham, ...
Iraqi News

Iraq recovers 185 ancient artifacts seized in the United Kingdom

Iraq's Minister of Culture announced the seizure of 185 Iraqi artifacts in the UK, affirming the ministry's commitment to ...
KCRW

A History of Iraq’s Borders

A deal to form a new government in Iraq collapsed today. Meanwhile, the Sunni militant group ISIS declared over the weekend that the country is now an Islamic state ruled over by a supreme religious ...
Yahoo

Opinion | JD Vance tried to rewrite the history of the Iraq War — with incoherent results

Vice President JD Vance at the Congressional Cities Conference of the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2025. Vice President JD Vance recently gave a phone interview to ...