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

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

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

The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...

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

BABYLON, Iraq – Standing next to the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon, the U.S. ambassador inaugurated a provincial reconstruction team in central Iraq on Monday – launching a civilian-led ...

And though a lot has changed since the NPU formed over a decade ago, its mission is resolute: guarding Assyrian towns. Today ...