Iraq

Iraq’s ancient pottery struggles to outlive modern plastic

Adel al-Kawwaz expertly spins the potter's wheel, shaping the wet clay into a smooth jug.… Read More

Saudi Arabia, Iraq to work for oil market stability

BAGHDAD: Iraq and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to work together to stabilise oil markets,… Read More

Stranded pilgrims rescued from Iraq, says FO Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD: The Spokesperson of the Foreign Office (FO) Dr. Muhammad Faisal on Saturday said Pakistan's… Read More

Once Iraq’s Venice, Basra’s waters have now turned deadly

BASRA: Once dubbed the “Venice of the Middle East” for its canals, Iraq’s crumbling port… Read More

Turkey says will bring safety and peace to Syria, Iraq

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Sunday to bring peace and safety to Iraq… Read More

2 dead, more than 240 injured in Iran earthquake

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing… Read More

British Museum to return looted antiquities to Iraq

The British Museum said it is returning to Iraq a collection of 5,000-year-old looted antiquities… Read More

Sisters are cooking it for themselves at Iraq’s women-only restaurant

IRAQ: At Luxury Time, a restaurant in the Kurdish city of Erbil, there are no… Read More

Artist captures war as seen by children – toys included

U.S. photographer Brian McCarty wants you to see the horrors of war, but through the… Read More

Cellist brings sounds of ‘peace, coexistence’ to ruins of Iraq’s Mosul

Iraqi cellist and conductor Karim Wasfi has played a concert for "peace and co-existence" amid… Read More

Iraq executes 13 death row militants to avenge killings

Iraq executes 13 death row militants to avenge killings over the Islamic State group's murder… Read More

Middle East tensions and power politics can trigger wider conflict: Lodhi warns UN

NEW YORK: At the United Nations, Pakistan warned the international community that divergences between major… Read More

Iraq PM and cleric Sadr agree alliance

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and cleric Moqtada Sadr said they had formed an alliance… Read More

Angelina Jolie meets Syrian refugees in northern Iraq

Angelina Jolie visited a camp for Syrian refugees in northern Iraq to drum up support… Read More

Angelina Jolie visits Mosul, urges support for rebuilding

Angelina Jolie visited Mosul in northern Iraq and urged the international community not to forget… Read More

Toy guns banished as Iraqis celebrate peaceful Eid in Mosul

MOSUL: It has long been a tradition in Iraq's second city Mosul for young boys… Read More

Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A storage site housing half of Baghdad’s ballot boxes from Iraq’s parliamentary election in… Read More

Iraq court sentences French woman to life for IS membership

An Iraqi court sentenced a French woman to life in jail for membership of the… Read More

Iraq to host first international football tournament

BAGHDAD: Iraq is to host a West Asia Football Federation championship in the southern city… Read More

Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins Iraq election

A political bloc led by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United… Read More