Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in ...

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 ...

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 ...

US President Donald Trump’s administration is mulling a new travel ban that would affect citizens from dozens of countries to varying degrees, the New York Times reported Friday. […] ...

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