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

By bnm Gulf bureau Iraq is finalising studies for “substantial tourism projects” to offer to local and international ...

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 ...

Kurdish leaders affiliated with the PKK are more cautious about dissolving the party. They believe it is unwise to abandon 45 ...

China’s consul general to Erbil, Liu Jun, said on Sunday that Beijing plans to start issuing tourist visas in the Kurdistan Region in the near future, expanding its visa services beyond the current ...

The event attracted participation from 100 organisations, including travel agents, government tourism bureaus ... highlighted by Lam included Yemen, Iraq and North Korea, which also draw interest ...