Thousands of Shiite pilgrims have gathered in Karbala, Iraq, for Ashoura, a holy day commemorating Imam Hussein’s martyrdom ...

Mesopotamia some 6000 years ago, one of the cradle of civilizations and the birthplace of the first writing system. In the fertile valley between the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates the earliest cities ...

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Tribes in Iraq's Shi'ite holy city of Najaf prepared their torches for a procession ahead of Ashura, the holiest festival in the Shi'ite calendar. Wimbledon Day 4: Djokovic, Rybakina, Sinner cruise to ...

An explosive-laden drone early Tuesday crashed in a camp housing displaced Yazidis in northern Duhok province, sparking a ...

The Assyrian Empire shaped the ancient world for centuries. At its height, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to Egypt, ...

“There is no reason Israel will have the plant on its target list, since a strike would cause a radiological disaster.” Authorities in Gulf states and Iraq have used monitoring systems and ...

Baghdad, Iraq – Netaj, Iraq’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship platform, proudly announces the official launch of Nawat, the country’s first-ever Venture Capital (VC) Studio, marking a ...

Her elder brother, Tanvir Hussain, elder sister, Noor Zehra, and Tanvir's family have been stranded in Najaf, Iraq, for over a week amid the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel.

Moreover, even the claim that Trump was opposed to the 2003 Iraq invasion at the time is not true. He criticized the war in 2004, a year after it began, but expressed support for the idea when ...

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 20, 2025 / 06:00 am Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Austria to ordain more priests in 2025 than in previous ...

Tensions in Iraq have grown in the wake of the Israeli attack on Iran on June 12. Pro-Iranian Iraqi militias have increased their threats against US forces and held rallies against the US presence in ...