Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since ...

Iraq said on Tuesday several military sites and bases belonging to Iraqi security forces were targeted by drones, significantly damaging two army radar systems and triggering a call from the prime ...

Iraq has seen almost non-stop turmoil for decades, from an eight-year war with Iran in the 80s, to the first Gulf war in the 90s and heavy sanctions, the 2003 U.S. invasion, years of bloody ...

Almost three quarters of the globe's cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the ...

The Iraqi government has recovered more than 6,000 historical artifacts that were smuggled out of the country, a high-level Iraqi official said on Wednesday.. Speaking at a conference on Iraqi ...

Real-estate development has been allowed on important sites such as Al-Hira, the pre-Islamic capital of southern Iraq, which now partly lies under the Najaf airport; Old Basra, one of the largest ...

Iraq has one of the highest numbers of missing persons in the world, estimated between 250,000 and 1 million, many of whom are believed to be buried in mass graves.

He died in Kufa, Iraq, in 661 CE and was buried in the nearby city of Najaf. Over time, a huge shrine complex has built up around his tomb that has become one of the biggest pilgrimage sites in ...

Archaeologists have identified the site of an ancient battle in what is now Iraq by comparing historical accounts with declassified images from US spy satellites.. Researchers from Durham ...

For some people, spending two straight years in Iraq would be a nightmare. For Suzanne Bott of Tucson, it's a dream. Tucsonan helping preserve Iraq's prized historic sites ...

The KRG is working to restore over 2,700 archaeological sites in Duhok, including the largest heritage park in Amedi. Officials aim to turn the province into a cultural tourism hub, linking ...

He said the government is paying special attention to developing archaeological sites across the various Iraqi cities such as Baghdad, Mosul, Babylon, and Ur, among others. Murad said that Baghdad, ...