A fire ripped through a shopping mall in eastern Iraq and killed at least 61 people, including children, according to local officials, who blamed the scale of the tragedy on shoddy construction and a ...

Russia eyes new oil deals in southern Iraq to expand its influence beyond Kurdistan and replicate Iran-style long-term energy ...

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand.

BP and Shell’s new agreements with Libya’s National Oil Corporation signal a deeper Western strategic push into the region’s energy sector, reflecting historical patterns of geopolitics and corporate ...

Iraq's tourism sector shows massive growth in 2023, driven by Kurdistan & holy cities. But a new analysis reveals historical sites in Babil (Babylon) & Dhi Qar (Ur) are neglected.

Iraq's military launched a search for those behind "hostile" attacks on oil fields, following recent drone strikes on the ...

SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq, July 11 (Reuters) - Thirty Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants burned their weapons at the mouth of a ...

One of the UN Sustainable Development Goals aims to secure clean water and good sanitation for all by 2030, in recognition of ...

This article examines the implications of the U.S. government’s expanding approach to designating drug cartels as foreign ...

After decades of armed struggle, the PKK is laying down its weapons and beginning a new nonviolent chapter in the Kurdish ...

A person living in one of the regions of the world where the news is dominated by such words as “missile strikes,” “proxy wars,” and “nuclear threats” can sometimes feel as if he or she is trying to ...