An ambitious and chilling chapter in modern weapons history: this video examines Project Babylon, Saddam Hussein’s attempt to build colossal “super-guns” with unrealized ambitions of orbital firepower ...

An ancient clay tablet from Babylon suggests Cyrus’ occupation of Babylon was peaceful. It confirms the return of exiles, but ...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Eckart Frahm at Yale University, one of the leading voices in the study of Mesopotamian history and texts, to take a look at interactions and overlap between ...

Banners in Israel have merged, calling Trump 'Cyrus the Great' as Gaza peace plan starts, linking him to the Persian king who ...

Israelis have likened Donald Trump to the ancient Persian ruler Cyrus the Great, celebrating him as a modern-day liberator ...

Israelis have gathered in the streets to celebrate hostages being returned from Gaza as part of a ceasefire agreement ...

To be compared to Cyrus, who helped Jews rebuild the temple in Jerusalem, is no small thing. As their last living hostages ...

Across the country, the outpouring of emotion was visceral: raw, raucous, unbridled celebration and relief as the Israeli ...

After a two-and-a-half minute applause, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana introduced US President Donald Trump to the Israeli ...

The idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It’s ...

President Donald Trump addressed the Israeli Knesset on Monday following the release of all living hostages from Hamas custody in Gaza.

Israelis are likening President Donald Trump to the ancient Persian King Cyrus, recorded in the Bible, following the release ...