Not long ago, Iraq was viewed as a kind of hell on Earth. But the country has recovered its stability, and the government is ...

Many tourists love learning about a new place, but some countries are currently dangerous and are on the US government's do-not-travel list.

From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq holds sites that many remember from their ancient history textbooks. Sadly, some of its artifacts were lost to looting during ...

Those included Babylon, 50 miles south of Baghdad; the ruins of Ur, where Abraham was born, and of Uruk, not far from the banks of the Euphrates; and the Assyrian cities of Khorsabad and Nineveh.

Babylon, lying some 45 miles south of modern ... obelisks and smoking altars by the Euphrates River. The Hanging Gardens—a rooftop paradise of sculpted terraces, shade, and perfumed flowers ...

The Knights of Babylon commanded Carnival attention with a glittering parade followed by a masked ball in the New Orleans Marriott. “Just So Stories” by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) inspired ...