The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

Hailing from the venerable city of Abu Habba (modern-day Sippar) in Iraq, this clay tablet, dating to the sixth century B.C., stands as the earliest known map of the ancient world. Crafted with ...

Lebanese academic and diplomat Ghassan Salamé on how conflict engulfed his country — and why it is folly to try to reshape ...

For a time, Lebanon made its case for being the coolest Arab country—a place of nightlife, energy, and cuisine that drew ...

The Springfield Museum of Art and Clark County Public Library won an NEA Big Read Grant this year. They’ve been giving away ...

First Gulf War. 9/11. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. The U.S. invasion of Iraq. The arrival of red heifers in Israel (under one scenario, the breeding of these special cows supposedly will lead to ...

As a result, passengers may question the safety of travel to nearby tourist hotspots like Turkey, Egypt and Dubai, which may ...

The U.S. invasion of Iraq. The arrival of red heifers in Israel (under one ... I sat in a dusty seminary library overlaying ...

Munazza Gillani, Pakistan and Middle East director for Sightsavers, a UK-based charity that works to treat and prevent ...

Prologue: The ambiguous dream of Western civilization The idea of Western civilization has always been an ambiguous dream ...

The world moved closer to eliminating trachoma this month after the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed India and Pakistan as being free of the disease, a leading cause of blindness.