But things have changed. This isn't the Baghdad I once knew. Just off Abu Nuwas Street near the Tigris River, where sniper fire was once a daily hazard, the sounds of war have been replaced by the ...

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, this year's Spring Festival falls on Jan. 29, marking the start of the Year of the Snake. The event drew a diverse crowd, including Chinese Ambassador to Iraq ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region’s reconstruction minister on Tuesday criticised the federal government for ...

Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their ...

In 1917, after centuries Ottoman rule, the British marched into Baghdad and conquered the city. This allied victory over one World War I's Central powers was hailed in a letter by Captain L.

Nowhere was this truer than Mesopotamia, as the British advance up the Tigris River came to a sudden halt just short of Baghdad in December 1915, and the would-be conquerors soon found themselves ...

The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). Many trade routes ...

A soldier stands at the ready as the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division enters Baghdad. U.S. forces had taken the international airport to the west of the city. They used a three-pronged attack to ...

That marked a high point. Amid the siege of Baghdad in 1258, the Mongols destroyed the institute and threw all the texts into the Tigris river. Scientific discovery in the Middle East waned and ...

Overlooking the Tigris River as it winds through Baghdad, the venue became a meeting ground for diplomacy, culture, and celebration during the Iraq-China Friendship Association's event on Friday ...