With Iraq considering lowering the marriage age for girls to nine, Newsweek looks at marriage and consent laws around the ...

Most of the Middle East’s rulers, including those of Iran’s allies, would prefer God has other plans. Iraq has been doing rather well of late. It is at last using its oil revenues to fund ...

Archaeologists have discovered the site of the ancient Battle of al-Qadisiyyaha in Iraq using declassified photos from a US ...

Most of the deaths were reported in Iran's Kermanshah province A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 396 people and injuring ...

Qadisiyah, the Arab army emerged victorious and continued its march into Persia, contributing to the spread of Islam beyond ...

The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah was a crucial victory for Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate over the Sasanian Empire.

Archaeologists discover ancient site of key Iraq battle thanks to old spy photos - Iraqis who grew up under the rule of ...

Iraq’s leaders have a lot on their minds, stuck between Israel and Iran as the two countries veer closer to open conflict. Washington generally has a permissive attitude to whatever Israel wants ...

Kataib Hezbollah said its headquarters in the western Iraqi town of al-Qaim was hit The US has conducted air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed Iraqi militia blamed for an attack ...

In the volatile Caucasus region, Russia and Iran, often seen as united in their aims, are vying to secure trade routes and ...

Iran and Iraq condemned a terrorist attack Wednesday in the Turkish capital Ankara on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) that left five people dead and 22 injured. In a ...

Iraq has condemned Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighboring Iran in a protest letter sent to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council, Baghdad said Monday.