Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.

Ever since its revolution in 1979, Iran has cultivated a network of proxies and friends throughout the Middle East. For years ...

By Malak Shalaby Before modern borders, before passports, before Google Maps—these Middle Eastern countries were already thriving. From ancient civilizations to empires that shaped art, science, and ...

Nearly 20 years since Iraq created a new Constitution assuring that people of all religions and ethnicities would be ...

After months of legal and political wrangling, an amendment to Iraq's Personal Status Law that entered into force on February ...

Move to stop permitting Iraqi purchases of Iranian energy will tighten sanctions but stress a U.S. partner in the region.

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with ...

A suspected participant in the suicide bombing at the Kabul airport that killed 13 American service members and roughly 170 ...

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed Iraq’s Prime Minister to reopen the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline. The U.S. and its allies ...

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WASHINGTON, February 25, 2025 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$18.5 million project to support Iraq’s efforts to minimize environment and health risks due to Persistent ...