Trawling Iraq’s threatened marshes to collect waste
The swamps, nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are one of the world's largest inland deltas and were declared in 2016 a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Former Iraq foreign minister Zebari ruled out of presidential race
Iraq's supreme court on Sunday ruled out a bid by veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari to run for president after a complaint filed against him over corruption charges. Zebari, 68, who served as foreign minister for a decade after the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, had already been...
Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions
It was meant to compete with the Taj Mahal in grandeur, but former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's monumental Al-Rahman Mosque project was never completed. Instead, the half-finished edifice of grey concrete stands in the heart of Baghdad as a testimony to the sectarian and political strife that has shaped much...
Iraq: Oil-rich and ravaged by conflict
Iraq's relations with Iran have improved since the fall of Saddam and, since 2017, the ties with Saudi Arabia have also become better.
