Babylon was once hanging gardens and opulent temples before parts were excavated and smuggled to Europe. A bastion for Saddam Hussein, then the forces overthrowing him. A centre of enlightenment, ...

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 ...

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted on Friday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site after three decades of lobbying efforts by Iraq. Iraq had been ...

The ancient site of Babylon in Iraq has undergone a lot of damage in recent years but archeologists hope it will still get special status. Ancient Babylon In Iraq Restored SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Babylon ...

Project Babylon was Saddam Hussein’s audacious plan to build the world’s largest artillery piece in the 1980s. Its intended use: launching satellites - or devastating projectiles. Canadian engineer ...

It was unclear who carried out the attack in Babylon Province, south of Baghdad. By Alissa J. Rubin Iraq’s joint military command says one person was killed and eight were injured in an explosion ...