Mosul is one of the oldest cities in the world. (Universal Images Group North America LLC/DeAgostini/Alamy) (BBC) -- Reaching the source of the Tigris is not an easy task. Where a dirt road ends, a ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani said Wednesday that the country is experiencing a significant improvement in water levels this year, with the ...

An Iraqi dives into the waters of the Tigris river in Baghdad on July 12, 2023, as temperatures soared past 45 degrees Celsius — Ahmad AL-RUBAYE With scorching temperatures and power cuts, Wissam Abed ...

Traces artist Sherko Abbas’ journey along Iraq’s Tigris River in June and October 2022 in search of its mythical past and present ecological reality. The film presents encounters with different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The riverfront overlooking the Tigris River in Mosul, north of Iraq, on November 20, 2025. - Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP/Getty Images Iraq, ...

Water levels in Iraqi rivers recede as drought bites Baghdad fishermen see catches and earnings shrink Iraq is one of the most climate change-vulnerable nations BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (Thomson Reuters ...

1 of 5 — Young members of the Baghdad Rowing Club practice on the river Tigris, close to the University of Mustansiriyah in the Iraqi capital 2 of 5 — The Tigris River snakes its way through Baghdad, ...

In the sizzling Baghdad heat, Mussa Abdallah takes to the Tigris river during the day to cool off, while others opt for ice skating to escape the relentless temperatures. "At the end of the day, I'm ...

Iraq has issued a warrant for the arrest of the former governor of Nineveh on corruption charges after at least 90 people were killed in a ferry accident in the provincial capital Mosul, two court ...

Encounters on the Tigris follows a journey taken by artist and filmmaker Sherko Abbas in 2022, along the ancient Tigris river, in search of previously undocumented oral traditions and the ecological ...