For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group ...

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen expressed anguish on Thursday over the arson attack on Bangladesh's founder Sheikh ...

Iraq’s top court has suspended implementation of three controversial bills passed last month by the country’s parliament, including a measure that activists say undermines women’s rights.

Iraq’s foreign policy is based on dialogue and cooperation, not division. Promoting dialogue does not mean we are choosing ...

A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth's surface. A team of ...

Restoration of Iraq's archaeological site of Nimrud, which was destroyed by Islamic State militants, is well underway in the ...

U.S. warplanes took aim at the Islamic State affiliate in Somalia, hitting what officials described as high-ranking operatives in the terror group's mountainous stronghold.

In May 2024, the US Africa Command launched an airstrike within the Puntland mountains, which is said to have targeted ...

As we mark World Wetlands Day 2025 under the theme “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,” we shine a spotlight on these ...

Donald Trump has said "many" ISIS terrorists have been killed in caves in Somalia by US airstrikes he ordered this morning.

Mr. Trump said Saturday in a post on Truth Social that he ordered "precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia." ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...