Michael Paul Searle is Professor of Earth Sciences at Oxford University. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke , he talks about mountains, maps — and when the twain meet: What is the core of ...

This video presents the Zagros Mountains in northern Iran, captured in 4K. Featuring clouds drifting over mountain peaks, serene natural landscapes, and scenic views with aerial footage, background ...

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 hit the Safad area in Fujairah, according to the National Seismic Network of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The tremor, which had a depth of 2.3km struck at ...

The first phase of the project is being carried out by the Kermanshah Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, with approval from the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and ...

The work was funded by Early Career Research grants from Griffith University and the Society for Archaeological Science. Have you ever stopped by the grocery store on your way to a dinner party to ...

“There are only three plagues in the world,” says an old Arab proverb—”the rat, the locust, and the Kurd.” While Arab opinion may be biased, it is true that through the centuries the Kurds have ...

It is becoming a habit in Iraq that as soon as a new revolutionary regime has knocked off its predecessor, it then makes peace overtures to the rebellious Kurdish tribesmen holed up in the Zag ros ...

A new Iranian restaurant hopes to open this spring on Langston Blvd, where plans to open a fast food restaurant and hookah lounge never materialized. The eatery, Alvand, is expected to open as soon as ...

A long-lost oceanic plate is diving deep into the mantle, dragging down the crust above, researchers say. However, the plate is also tearing apart below the Zagros Mountains in Iraq as it plunges ...

Map of the northern Middle East showing the Arabian and Eurasian plates and their collision zone, as well as the study area, the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Credit: available under Creative Commons 4.0 ...