Cultural heritage has become a cornerstone of Iraq's post-Saddam foreign policy. But that same heritage can be more divisive at home. The post Iraq's Cultural Heritage Can Be a Double-Edged Sword ...

A new generation of artists, collectors and educators is tapping into the country’s desire to create and experience art ...

Iraq's interim minister of culture, Mufid Muhammad Jawad al-Jaza'iri, visited RFE/RL's offices in Prague today. Al-Jaza'iri was appointed to serve as minister of culture last September. A member ...

Iraq's Embassy in Ankara has officially received 6 ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets from Turkey in a ceremony, part of ...

The Mosul Cultural Museum in Iraq burst into global consciousness in February 2015 when ISIS, the extremist, terrorist organization locally known as Daesh, posted videos of its adherents toppling ...

ISTANBUL — The blows just keep on coming. In Mosul, militants who call themselves the Islamic State late last month blew up the Tomb of Jonah — he who the Bible says survived in the belly of a ...

A "cultural alliance" of officials and experts met at London's British Museum to discuss ways to preserve and reconstruct what is left of Iraqi's antiquities. Dr Donny George, director of Baghdad's ...

Türkiye's Culture and Tourism Ministry returned six cuneiform clay tablets Monday to Iraqi authorities within the scope of ...

The State's evidence was that Yasir, an Iraqi immigrant, was upset that his former wife, Ibtihal Darraji, had changed her behavior and beliefs in ways that did not conform to Iraqi culture.

Two decades after US military invasion left it spiraling out of control, a more stable Iraq is beginning to attract international visitors. Here’s what they say about their experiences.