Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Dr. Hashem Mohammed Omar Khreis from the Faculty of Arts, Department of History, at Zarqa University participated in the 16^th International Congress on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, held at the University of Athens, Greece, from September 22^nd to 26^th, 2025.

Dr. Khreis presented a research paper entitled "The Discovery of an Iron Age Pottery Statue in the Tell Zar'a Area, Located 4 km South of the City of Umm Qais in Northern Jordan". The paper aimed to shed light on identity, rituals, and daily life at the Tell Zar'a site in particular, and in Jordan in general, by conducting scientific comparisons with other archaeological sites in various regions of the Levant.

In his paper, Khreis indicated that this discovery provides valuable insights into artistic traditions and social practices. and religious symbolic expressions that characterized Iron Age societies throughout the Levant, enriching historical and archaeological studies related to the region.

At the conclusion of the conference, appreciation shields were exchanged between Dr. Hashem Mohammed Omar Khreis and Prof. Dr. Christos Karagiannis, Vice President of the University of Athens for Administrative Affairs, affirming the depth of academic and cultural cooperation between the participating universities.