Thirty years ago the United States and coalition allies ... Suddenly, at a little past 3:30 p.m., war in the Persian Gulf ceased to be a topic of conjecture or debate; it was real.

Maikop people, who inhabited southern Russia and southeastern Europe, probably had cultural ties to Sumerians living near the Persian Gulf ... as around 13,000 years ago in the Middle East.

Veiled beneath the Persian Gulf, a once-fertile landmass may have supported some of the earliest humans outside Africa some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago, a new review of research suggests.

The vessel, known as a Magan boat, spans 59 feet (18 meters) in length and was assembled by a team of 20 specialists using techniques that date back to 2100 BC, when the Persian Gulf became part ...