The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of canals in what is now Iraq, a new study finds.

The U.S. State Department issued security alerts on Friday for several Middle Eastern countries, in some cases advising against travel and warning of possible missile attacks after Israel launched military strikes against Iran.

Global airlines on Friday cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, as airspaces

Iraq filed a complaint on Friday with the United Nations Security Council over Israel’s “violation of Iraqi airspace” in a major attack on Iran, Baghdad’s foreign ministry said. […]

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Connecticut state Sen. Saud Anwar (D-Conn.), who is in Iraq on a personal visit, says all airspace across the region has been shut down and his plans for return are

Senator Saud Anwar remains stranded in Najaf, Iraq, following the closure of regional airspace in response to escalating Middle East tensions.

Congo fever is a viral disease which is transmitted to people either by tick bites or through contact with infected animal blood or tissues during or immediately after slaughter, according to the World Health Organization.

He changed his trip plans and tried to leave out of Najaf, Iraq, but is now stuck there because the airspace was shut down after the Israeli strike on Iran.

A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor.

Italy's Eni is closely monitoring the security situation in Iraq, a spokesperson for the energy group said on Thursday after the United States decided to evacuate its embassy in the country.