Played during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the game first appeared as early as the 16th century in Ottoman-era ...

In a lively arena in Baghdad, the crowd roars to the beat of drums — not for a football match, but for mheibes, a spirited, ...

Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in ...

The Pentagon's auditorium brimmed with emotion today as military leaders, veterans and families gathered to honor retired ...

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

For Idrees Ahmed, Qaysari Bazaar is more than a marketplace, it is his heritage, his identity, and his life's work. A ...

LOYALTY is the trait of a person who is mindful not to wrong anyone. As the old saying goes, “If the world is free of good ...

Last Sunday the Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis since his ordeal began. He was wearing a stole around ...