Losing his mom a decade after that bombing in Iraq prompted McCart, 275 pounds at the time, to lose at least 50 pounds. He developed a passion for martial arts, especially Muay Thai and kickboxing.

The Kurdistan Region announced an oil export agreement with Iraq's federal government, with exports to be managed by SOMO ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The controversial bill to restructure the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi) ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region’s natural resources ministry said on Wednesday that Erbil and Baghdad have ...

On a hot Chicago Sunday afternoon, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees, more than 40,000 football fans cheered for Sgt. 1st ...

How do Iraqis cope in fiery summer heat, especially during power outages? They use private generators, which are now essential in Iraq. But the huge machines you see on every city block have plenty of ...

While wars dominate headlines elsewhere in the region, Iraqis are battling a quieter but equally destabilising crisis. Climate change is drying rivers, upstream neighbours are cutting water flows, and ...

Fallujah and Iraq's Anbar province, home to some of the toughest fighting during the U.S. presence in Iraq, now resounds with ...

Max Snowden from Let Correct Shrewsbury interviews Helen Hill about her role in supporting a Ukrainian family and how she knew she couldn't refuse.

Iraq is reviving a decades-old vision to send its oil to the Mediterranean, holding talks with Syria on reopening routes ...

The Bulwark's Sam Stein discusses the president's announcement he will deploy approximately 800 National Guard troops to ...