ICE returned 3,800 ancient artifacts, including cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, and clay bullae, to the Republic of Iraq. (ICE photo) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) returned 3,800 ...

IRBIL, Iraq -- ISIS extremists have reveled in destroying ancient shrines and antiquities, posting videos on social media of their vandalism. In an odd twist, however, they've inadvertently uncovered ...

Iraq has retrieved over 40,000 stolen ancient artifacts smuggled outside of the country in the past four years from around the world, according to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities.

A retired British geologist could face the death penalty in Iraq after he allegedly attempted to smuggle ancient artifacts out of the country. He will stand trial before Iraq’s Felony Court this ...

ISIS destroying the ancient Assyrian archeological site of Nimrud (screenshot by the author for Hyperallergic) Last week’s stunning video of the destruction of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud by ...

BEIRUT (AP) — 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. Now an ...