The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Around 2,500 years ago, a princess living in what is now modern-day Iraq collected a number of artefacts, including a statue, a boundary stone and a mace head. The items, which show signs of preservation, date from around 2100 BCE to 600 BCE. This collection, it is generally thought, was…

The death of Pope Francis has sent shockwaves through Iraq’s Christian community, where his presence once brought hope after one of the darkest chapters in the country’s recent history

In Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s brutal and immersive new film, memory informs the events that take place in real time to a unit of soldiers in Iraq

This 2024 astronaut photo shows the striking colors of Iraq's Razazah Lake, surrounded by a host of strangely circular fields.

Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the biggest this year

The former US Navy Seal on working alongside the Ex Machina director to produce a war movie that’s as true to life as possible

Every Friday, Alawi crosses the border from Iran into Iraq to sell his produce in the markets of Basra, which serve as a haven for Iranians grappling with economic sanctions.

The film, released by A24, reconstructs a 2006 mission in Ramadi, Iraq, in meticulous detail. Ray Mendoza, part of the SEAL team in the story, and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, the actor who plays him, tell how it all went down.

Protectionism in Egypt and Iraq fueled corruption, stagnation, and smuggling—not prosperity.