Britain has formally handed over responsibility for the running of Basra airport to Iraqi authorities, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday, a move that paves the way for Britain to withdraw ...

Iraq has led the list of countries with the most extreme temperatures, with some cities experiencing temperatures above 50°C.

BASRA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq, March 29 -- Ten days after U.S. Marines and British troops stormed into southern Iraq, Basra is still under siege.

By bnm Gulf bureau Iraq has topped the list of countries with the world's highest temperatures, with several Iraqi cities recording temperatures exceeding half the boiling point, according to weather ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq's interim government announced plans to reopen Basra airport by the end of the month and has already authorized planned flights by at least six foreign ...

Airlines based at Dubai International Airport will return to full operations on Friday July 18. Operations have largely been back to normal at DXB and Al Maktoum International Airport for the past few ...

British military forces are set to formally hand control of Basra to the Iraqi. It will be mostly ceremonial, since Iraqi soldiers and police effectively took control of the province months ago.