In a video published in early May, Reuters revealed that the Iraqi government had announced an initial budget of $382,000 to ...

Nasiriya, Iraq – It is where the wheel was invented, the Code of Hammurabi – or rule of law – was first established, and where oil was first burned as a source of energy. It is the ancient Iraqi city ...

One of the greatest wonders of civilisation, and probably the world's most ancient structure - the Sumerian city of Ur in southern Iraq - has been vandalised by American soldiers and airmen, according ...

The bell of a new church built near Iraq's ancient city of Ur chimed for the first time last week as part of a push to lure back pilgrims to a country that is home to one of the world's oldest ...

UR, Iraq — As the world mourns the looting of invaluable antiquities from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, farther south, curator Dhief Muhsen calmly recounted how he remained at his post here ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. IRAQ will reopen ancient Ur, the biblical birthplace of Abraham, to the public after the US military ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — British archaeologists said Thursday they have unearthed a sprawling complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham. The structure, thought to be ...

(RNS) — Earlier on Saturday, Pope Francis had a historic meeting with the Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the Iraqi Shiite leader. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Speaking on Saturday (March 6) before the ...