Scholars from across the empire flocked to the House of Wisdom, a state-sponsored library in Baghdad. Scribes translated ancient Roman ... shown here in an early 20th-century postcard. But this ...

The Baghdad skatepark provides a welcome means of escape for young Iraqis in a country that has endured decades of conflict and crisis — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a ...

Baghdad (AFP) – Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and forth at Baghdad's first park dedicated to the sport ...

Iraq's foreign minister declared the successful retrieval of various artifacts and textured paintings from Japan and ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad as they were in the chaotic years after the fall of Saddam Hussein or at the height of the ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Iraq has retrieved several stolen archaeological pieces from Japan and Switzerland through intensive ...

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that date back to as far as 1.5 million years ago. The ancient lake that has long been home to all of these hand axes offers a peak into the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region’s finance minister struck an optimistic tone after meeting with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Friday to discuss budget amendments and salary ...