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 ...

Beneath layers of earth in the ancient Assyrian capital of Nineveh, a team of archaeologists from Heidelberg University has uncovered one of the most significant finds in decades in the region. The ...

Saint Isaac of Nineveh withdrew into solitude, not out of contempt for the world, but to rediscover its divine beauty through prayer. His emphasis on silence and stillness as pathways to understanding ...

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemns the destruction of the two historic gates of Mesqa and Adad, and parts of the old ramparts of the archaeological site of Nineveh (Mosul). "I ...

Iraq's ancient Mesopotamian sites face erosion from climate change, threatening cultural heritage and archaeological ...