ISIS militants began a full-scale attack in northern and western Iraq in June 2014, taking control of vast areas of land, ...

Researcher Jacob Rosen-Koenigsbuch published the world’s most complete lists of Jewish surnames from the cities of Baghdad, Damascus, Cairo and Alexandria. (JTA) — In the late 1800s, the ...

Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his Baghdad neighbourhood with noxious smoke.

Baghdad, known as The City of Peace by Arabs, became Iraq's capital in the early 1920s and has a population of around five million people. The Tigris River roughly bisects the vast city, with 11 ...

Iraqi authorities signed a deal with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation to build a new medical city in Dhi ...

This story appears in the July 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. I haven't returned to Baghdad to be a war tourist, attuning my eyes to the many long shadows cast by trauma, but it's ...

Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep challenges remain.

The Iraqi Minister of Industry revealed that a deal has been reached with China’s Shang Chen to construct a new industrial ...

Rukaya Al Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and forth at Baghdad's first park dedicated to the sport. "It's only my second ...

Narrator: In 762, the city of Baghdad was established by Al-Mansur. The centre was a perfect circle. The round city. By 814, Baghdad was the world's largest city with over one million inhabitants.

More than 500 fans and players gathered in the stands and on the field for two matches: the Baghdad neighbourhood of ...