For Iraqis who lived through the 1990s, dictator Saddam Hussein's birthday on April 28 was a disorientating day of ...

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President Donald Trump is warning Iraqi officials that the U.S. would no longer support the country if its former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, returns to power. Trump made the threat ...

Baghdad was cloaked in its familiar shroud of darkness when, in early October, I walked the al-Shuhada Bridge across the Tigris—more a ritual for me than a pastime. Long before Walter Benjamin ...

Arrival ushers in ‘a new phase of recovery for Iraq’s aviation sector’ After 35 years, the first European aircraft has landed at Baghdad International Airport, marking a major step in Iraq’s return to ...

Baghdad International Airport reopened Thursday after a 12-hour halt due to bad weather, the transport ministry said. Authorities announced at around 12:30 am (2130 GMT) they had temporarily shut ...

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A candidate for Iraq’s upcoming legislative elections was killed in the explosion of a car bomb in northern Baghdad, the capital’s security forces said Wednesday. A bomb exploded after midnight under ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A candidate for Iraq’s upcoming legislative elections was assassinated at dawn on Wednesday in a car bomb attack in northern Baghdad, authorities confirmed. Safaa ...

Cranes sprout above the Baghdad skyline. The shriek of electric saws echoes across the city. Under the heavy summer sun, workers lay a new pavement outside a chic fromagerie. Baghdad is enjoying a ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - US troops will begin withdrawing from Baghdad to Erbil on Saturday, in accordance ...

Agatha Christie's Baghdad villa, 'Beit Melek Ali,' once a vibrant literary hub, now faces decay on the Tigris River. Despite its historical significance and Christie's deep connection to Iraq, the ...