Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was ...

A visual timeline showing the journey of the first Assyrian Language and Culture accredited course in the United States. Click on the image above to enlarge.

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Following the second meeting between Pope Francis and Mar Awa III, ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, conducted an exclusive interview with the catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian ...

In war-torn Mosul, archaeologists unearth the largest-known image of the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. This is the first time an image of a major god has been discovered inside an Assyrian ...

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Stephen Compton, an expert in Near Eastern archaeology, used modern mapping techniques to identify the remains of what he believes to be ancient Assyrian military camps dating back to around 700 B ...

A recent discovery in Israel may corroborate an epic biblical account of an angel of the Lord wiping out 185,000 Assyrian soldiers, an independent scholar claims. Stephen Compton, an independent ...

Temple altar offered by King Tukulti-Ninurta I, legendary founder of the Assyrian Empire which supposedly ruled Troy. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA 4.0 Most discussions about the real history of ...

An ancient pictorial code that has intrigued experts for over a century may have been interpreted fully for the first time, giving us further insight into the mighty Assyrian empire that stretched ...

The effects of the Assyrian genocide on the communities that survived in their homeland or became scattered throughout the world are still being felt, and therefore must be remembered.

Ancient Greeks traded with Assyria. A relief-drawing from the Palace of Sennacherib, Nimroud, Nineveh. Credit: Wikimedia Commons TYalaA CC BY-SA 4.0 The first mention of Assyria by ancient Greeks was ...