Every flag has a history. And the story of the Palestinian flag holds some surprises which should make its bearers think ...

Baghdad, the setting of Assassin's Creed Mirage, was the bustling capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a major center of commerce, culture, and learning during the 9th century. The Mongol invasion ...

“The Abbasid Empire and Baghdad in particular had a culture of writing and books," says Dr Maaike van Berkel, associate professor in Medieval History at Amsterdam University. Van Berkel who ...

Earlier, in Abbasid Baghdad, writes the historian Ali A Olomi, astrologers highlighting auspicious moments for decisions was part of everyday life: “Medieval Muslims were deeply drawn to this ...

Inside the Abbasid palace of Baghdad, built in around 12th century. The caliphates (Islamic states) were governed by a caliph. They were the successors to Muhammad. The first major caliphate was ...

Rockets were launched at a base housing US troops near Baghdad airport as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. The missiles were fired at the base at Baghdad International Airport ...

“This is a farce!” said the Baghdad heritage activist Yasir Mutlag Aljibury on social media, referring to the site as an example of “rare Abbasid architectural art.” “They ‘restored ...

The Baghdad Battery is believed to be about 2000 years old (from the Parthian period, roughly 250 BCE to CE 250). The jar was found in Khujut Rabu just outside Baghdad and is composed of a clay jar ...

BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A United States diplomatic facility in Baghdad came under attack late on Tuesday but there are no reports of casualties and a damage assessment is underway, a U.S ...