As Iraq prepares to host the Arab Summit on May 17, the World Heart Hotel in Baghdad has been selected as one of the main ...

But things have changed. This isn't the Baghdad I once knew. Just off Abu Nuwas Street near the Tigris River, where sniper fire was once a daily hazard, the sounds of war have been replaced by the ...

19 Executed in Separate Killing Iraqi authorities pulled the bodies of more than 50 people believed to be Shiite hostages seized in the Madain region south of Baghdad from the Tigris River Wednesday.

Water has emerged as a new front for power and leverage in a region already burdened by war, political instability, and ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). The River Tigris in Baghdad ...

Mohammed Riyadh skims across the Tigris River in Baghdad with hypnotic rhythm. The sound of his oars dipping and lifting and his narrow racing shell cutting through the water is almost sacred to ...

Archeologists say a 3,400-year-old city was uncovered in Iraq after extreme drought conditions led to decreased water levels along the Tigris River. German and Kurdish archeologists recently ...

The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). Many trade routes ...