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

The projects under consideration include integrated tourism resorts with hotels, restaurants and entertainment facilities in various areas of Baghdad, including Radwaniyah, Aqarquf and Madain.

That's why on this evening in late February, Iraqi officials are celebrating the start of Baghdad's year as the Arab Capital of Tourism 2025, a title bestowed annually by the Arab Tourism ...

This story appears in the July 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. I haven't returned to Baghdad to be a war tourist, attuning my eyes to the many long shadows cast by trauma, but it's ...

Iraq’s capital Baghdad has launched the first phase of a mega urban forest project covering an area of approximately 13 million square metres (sqm) on the site of the former Rasheed Military Camp. The ...