A statue of a lamassu, an Assyrian protective deity, at the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal in Nimrud, Iraq. Baghdad -- The Iraqi Minister of Culture, Ahmed Fakak Al-Badrani, stated on Sunday that ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Efforts are underway to rebuild the ancient city of Nimrud in northern Iraq which was destroyed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2015, Iraq’s culture minister told Rudaw ...

This photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows a view of the archaeological site of the ancient city of Ashur, in Al-Shirqat, Iraq. (Photo: Xinhua) This photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows a view of the ...

Iraq — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz ... Among those dancing on the hill was Hozan Jalil, who traveled ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival ... Among those dancing on the hill was Hozan Jalil, who traveled from Batman city in Turkey. Jalil said he is happy about the peace ...

This photo taken on March 3, 2025 shows the spiraling minaret of Abu Dulaf Mosque on the outskirts of Samarra, in Salahuddin province, Iraq. Samarra Archaeological City, located about 130 km north ...

with 10 teams qualifying in Baghdad alone to represent the city's different neighbourhoods. Mheibes champion Aswad said he hopes the game will one day expand beyond Iraq's borders. "Just as Brazil ...

As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

Slowly but surely, Tehran’s “axis of resistance” gained influence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria, where it railed against Israel and the United States. In September 2014, Iran-backed Houthi militants ...

pipeline already under construction to a supply point near the southern city of Basra, where Iraq drills much of its oil. It will be able to supply at least 500 million cubic feet (14 million ...

BP has received final government approval for the redevelopment of Iraq's giant Kirkuk oil fields ... of the Iraqi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Friday, the Iraqi foreign ministry ...

More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello in ...