I desired dragons with a profound desire,” fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien once said about his childhood imagination, ...

The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved the capital to Dur-Sharukin (modern Khorshabad) in 717 B.C. The city is located 4 miles south-west of ...

The museum features exhibits and events including film screenings and performances highlighting Arab art, cuisine ... about 65%-70% are Christian and about 30%-35% are Muslim, according to ...

The museum features exhibits and events including film screenings and performances highlighting Arab art, cuisine, literature and more ... Among the diverse faiths of Arab Americans, about 65%-70% are ...

Between 1915 and 1918 750,000 Assyrians (75%), 1,000,000 Greeks and 1,500,000 Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks and Kurds in a genocide that aimed at and nearly succeeded in destroying the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The fifth Syriac Heritage Festival commenced on Monday in Erbil’s Christian-majority ... also held to commemorate Akitu, the Assyrian-Babylonian New Year and the ...

The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred Tuesday when an axe-wielding man attacked the procession and wounded three people, witnesses ...