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Mesopotamia

since 2025 › Mar › 12 (Wed) @ 20:24 UTC

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45 days ago

Do stronger borders ever work? ⊖

found 2026 › Apr › 26 (Sun) @ 11:36 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Leaders have thrown up walls and barriers throughout history – but their effects are unpredictable

Four millennia ago, a Sumerian king, his frontier beset by nomadic tribes fleeing prolonged drought i…

69 days ago

21 games later: Iraq back at the World Cup after epic qualifying campaign ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 02 (Thu) @ 13:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Lions of Mesopotamia have waited 40 years to return to the World Cup and they have had to do it the hard way

If anyone deserves the chance to celebrate Iraq’s return to the World Cup it is Aymen H…

70 days ago

Iraq celebrates qualification for FIFA World Cup 2026 ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 01 (Wed) @ 11:39 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

The Lions of Mesopotamia secured their World Cup spot with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Bolivia amid war backdrop.

3 months ago

Ancient time capsule unearthed in Iraq reveals new details that corroborate the Bible ○

found 2026 › Feb › 28 (Sat) @ 14:39 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Two ancient cylinders from Mesopotamia have been unearthed and translated, revealing new insights about a famous biblical king.

5 months ago

Everything you know about star signs is wrong. Here's what the world's oldest and most accurate Zodiac says about you... as FULL list of 18 signs is revealed for the first time ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 05 (Mon) @ 17:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

A new exploration into an ancient tablet with its roots in ancient Mesopotamia has revealed that everything we thought we knew and trusted about the 12 signs is all wrong.

11 months ago

Ancient Egyptians had surprising FOREGIN roots: Scientists sequence the DNA of a man who lived 4,800 years ago - revealing a genetic link to the Mesopotamia culture ○

found 2025 › Jul › 03 (Thu) @ 10:05 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

It's widely considered one of the cradles of civilisation. But a new study has revealed that people living in ancient Egypt may actually have had foreign roots.

Trump’s military parade taps an ancient tradition of power: from Mesopotamia to Maga ○

found 2025 › Jun › 14 (Sat) @ 14:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Critics see echoes of authoritarianism, a break from the US’s usual restraint on military display

To Donald Trump, the inspiration is the pomp and pageantry of Bastille Day, France’s annual celebratio…

13 months ago

The world’s largest comic convention is held in which city? The Saturday quiz ○

found 2025 › Apr › 12 (Sat) @ 06:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

From button, Grecian and hawk to Yellowknife and Whitehorse, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Emilio Palma was, in 1978, the first person to be born where?
2 Which series of tasks were impo…

14 months ago

‘Spreadsheets of empire’: red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists after Iraq finds ○

found 2025 › Mar › 15 (Sat) @ 14:22 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ancient Mesopotamian stone tablets show extraordinary detail and reach of government in cradle of world civilisations

The red tape of government bureaucracy spans more than 4,000 years, according to n…

Victoria Cross awarded to 'Pirate of Basra' WWI secret agent who was 'murdered' by Turkish troops in Iraq sells for £200,000 ○

found 2025 › Mar › 12 (Wed) @ 20:21 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Lieutenant-Commander Charles Henry Cowley took part in a suicidal mission to reinforce the besieged Kut garrison in Mesopotamia, now Iraq , in the First Word War.

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