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 Just off Abu Nuwas Street near the Tigris River, where sniper fire was once a daily hazard, the sounds of war have been replaced by the ...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 excluding the Kurdish region in the strategic Development Road between Baghdad and ...

Located on both sides of the River Tigris 130km north of Baghdad, the length of the site from north to south is 41.5km. Unlike other great capitals that prospered and led to the loss of their early ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout the 9 and 10 centuries, the city of Baghdad, situated by the river Tigris, was the cultural heart of the Arab world. Claudia Ott paints a picture of bustling activity in what is now ...