Like residents of Berlin during the airlift, inhabitants of Arbil–capital of the Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq–get a little flutter in their hearts when they see a plane coming in to land. Built ...

ARBIL, Iraq, Oct 21 (Reuters) - In a country that bears the scars from decades of war and economic sanctions, the city of Arbil in the heart of Iraq's northern Kurdish region is a popular holiday spot ...

ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Shan Abdullah Ahmed travels to Arbil in northern Iraq at least once a month so her teenage daughter can shop for the latest catwalk fashions and stroll freely through an ...

The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water ...

The US State Department on Wednesday ordered all non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Arbil, as tensions mount between the United States and Iraq's neighbor Iran. US ...

ARBIL, Iraq, Feb. 21 -- Shakur Ahmed's last view of Iraqi forces, he recalled, was from within a gutted television set where he was hiding from government agents looking to arrest him. It was 1991.

Syrians wave opposition flags, one with the portrait of late rebel fighter Abdel-Basset al-Sarout in Arbil, in the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish ...

If you want a glimpse into the challenge the U.S. faces as it tries to prevent Iraq from coming apart, consider the plight of Salim Izzat. Five months before the U.S. invasion last March, Saddam ...

Recent human rights and humanitarian reports have revealed an unprecedented decline in the number of Assyrian families in Mosul, with only about 70 families remaining-- a stark contrast to Mosul's ...

Boys cool off with water from a mobile tanker as summer temperatures soar in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region - Copyright AFP Safin HAMID Boys cool off with ...

Boys cool off with water from a mobile tanker as summer temperatures soar in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region — Safin HAMID The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the ...