Iraq has officially reopened the Qaim border crossing with Syria for trade and passenger traffic, a spokesman for the Iraqi border authority said on Saturday, marking a key step in efforts to normalise relations and revive economic ties between the two countries.

The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of canals in what is now Iraq, a new study finds.

Global airlines on Friday cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, as airspaces

Italy's Eni is closely monitoring the security situation in Iraq, a spokesperson for the energy group said on Thursday after the United States decided to evacuate its embassy in the country.

Non-essential American embassy staff and their dependents in Baghdad are evacuating from Iraq due to heightened security risks, US government sources said on Wednesday. Officials did not say exactly what prompted the removal, however in recent days talks over Iran's nuclear programme appear to have stalled.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has reopened its al-Qaim border crossing with Syria, more than half a year after it was closed during a rebel offensive that toppled the Syrian regime, Iraqi state media reported on Saturday.

Gulf Air, the national airline of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced the cancellation of all scheduled flights to and from Baghdad and Najaf in Iraq, and […]

A Connecticut senator traveling in the Middle East this week was stuck in Iraq after Israel launched an attack on Israel Thursday, heightening tensions in the area.

A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor.

Asaduddin Owaisi has urged EAM S Jaishankar to evacuate 1,595 Indian students stranded in Iran, including 140 at Tehran University, and 183 pilgrims stuck in Iraq. He stressed urgent action amid rising Israel-Iran tensions and airspace closures.