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

Tourism — mostly the religious kind — already makes a direct contribution of around 3% to Iraq's gross domestic product (GDP). But the Iraqi government says it wants to grow that to 10% by ...

But things have changed a lot in the last five years, with Iraq experiencing a long period of comparative calm and security. That's why on this evening in late February, Iraqi officials are ...

By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has signed the Task Order for Phase One of developing the Al-Tayeb Specialised Economic Service Zone in Maysan Province, positioning it as Iraq's ...

Sulaimani’s district administration on Sunday declared the city the “cleanest in Iraq” in terms of health after inspecting ...

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