Deep beneath the Zagros Mountains, an ancient oceanic plate is tearing apart, dragging the Earth’s crust with it. What was ...

Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad as they were in the chaotic years after the fall of Saddam Hussein or at the height of the battle to pu ...

Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and ...

Car bombs and militant attacks no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad, many young Iraqis say their opportunities remain limited.

One teenager who was one of the first to try out the park said he had been waiting for such a moment for five years.

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman."As long as ...

Iraq's parliament today passed several laws ... sparking a wave of demonstrations in Baghdad. With many Iraqi marriages conducted informally and left unregistered, the revisions will allow ...

Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws ... including the national security chief of the al-Tarmiyah district north of Baghdad, were killed and four others wounded in an explosion at ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Protesters gather to demonstrate against a proposed law to permit underage female marriage in Tahrir Square ...

A "sectarian" bill that could potentially legitimise child marriage in Iraq has passed into law reportedly without a vote in the parliament. The parliamentary website said "the proposal to amend ...