The historic “land between two rivers” faces a crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, helping create the country’s worst ...

Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances ...

What’s it like to explore the Himalayas with your family on a holiday – including two young girls? This writer went on a five ...

Providing Iraq’s air defenses, or having the US deploy air defenses at selective sites, is not likely the best answer. The ...

Task Force Defender conducts a test fire with a U.S. Army counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) system in the U.S. Central Command Area of Operations, Nov. 12, 2025. The C-RAM is a key ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ken Silverstein covers global energy and climate issues. An Iraqi girl uses a lantern to do her homework in Baghdad 18 March 2006.

Honorary Research Fellow, City St George's, University of London Iraqis went to the polls on November 11 to vote in parliamentary elections. Preliminary results put the coalition of Iraq’s prime ...

Mohammed al-Sudani pitches himself as someone who can keep Iranian influence in check, but his vote share may not be big enough to ensure a clear political victory. By Erika Solomon and Falih Hassan ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani (Right) “casts his vote in the 2025 Council of Representatives elections at one of the polling centers in the capital Baghdad.” (Iraq Prime Minister’s ...

Members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces and locals gather for a collective prayer for Iran under Israeli attacks, on the bank of Shatt al-Arab River in Basra, Iraq on June 18, 2025. The "Prayer ...