Iraq begins preparations to build a new national museum in the Green Zone, expanding cultural spaces to showcase the ...

Baghdad prepares to host the 28th Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism in December after being named Arab Tourism Capital ...

Iraq aims to raise cultural tourism revenue to 30 percent of its state budget to diversify an economy that currently relies on oil for 95 percent of its funding, a senior ministry official said on ...

The central Baghdad square where Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is about to give a speech on tourism is surrounded by exactly the kinds of historic buildings tourists will want to see ...

Now that bombings aren't a daily concern for the residents of Baghdad, planners are turning their attention to expanding the Iraqi capital city – and eventually introducing a booming tourism industry.

WHY IRAQ? WHY NOW? Long overlooked and often misunderstood, Iraq is re-emerging as a destination of profound cultural and historical significance. Known as the heart of ancient Mesopotamia - where ...

Five years after the defeat of IS, the first group of tourists visits the Hatra archaeological site in north Iraq - Copyright WanNaiks Gallery/AFP Handout Five years ...

On its first visit to a European travel fair in more than a decade, Iraq is attending World Travel Market in London with its partner Dunira Strategy to investigate market development opportunities.

Eco-tourism comes to Iraq - but will the green travellers follow? Conservationists believe sustainable holidays could help with the mammoth task of saving the country’s environment “I want to organise ...

Iraq has moved to capitalise on religious tourism to some of its most revered sites in recent years. Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims, particularly from Iran, flock to the city of Najaf, which ...

But the area around Saray Square also bears the scars of Iraq's more recent history, which has kept tourists away for years. Just down the road from the square is Muttannabi Street. In 2007, a car ...

Strolling along the ancient ruins of Hatra in Iraq's north, dozens of visitors admired the site, where local initiatives seek to turn over a new leaf after a brief but brutal jihadist rule. Designated ...