For decades, three prized items told stories of ancient Mesopotamia from behind museum glass in foreign lands. Now, they are heading home to Iraq as part of a global push to retrieve antiquities that …
US and regional countries team up to resolve the issue of IS prisoners in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try to resolve the issue of Islamic State group prisoners held in Syria.
Iraq recovers 3 artifacts from New York
The Iraqi Embassy in Washington, DC, has retrieved three rare items that had been confiscated by an antiquities trafficking unit.
The Met returns looted Sumerian and Babylonian artifacts to Iraq
New evidence from a probe into British antiquities dealer Robin Symes confirmed the pieces were trafficked and rightfully belong to Iraq.
Iraq’s Ports Generate $240m in Q1 2025
By John Lee. Iraq’s ports have recorded strong financial performance in the first quarter of 2025, generating total revenues exceeding 314 billion Iraqi dinars [$240 million], according to Dr Eng.
Met Museum Returns Looted Sumerian and Babylonian Artifacts to Iraq
Three ancient artifacts from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art were officially returned to Iraq on Monday following a criminal investigation into looted antiquities. The items—a …
Manhattan District Attorney Announces Repatriation of $500K Worth of Iraqi Artifacts
Manhattan DA announces the return of three ancient artifacts to Iraq, previously linked to trafficker Robin Symes.
Iraq’s first filmmaker in Cannes says sanctions no piece of cake
Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, said economic embargoes like those imposed in his childhood under Saddam Hussein did not work. The …
Three injured in Baiji refinery explosion in north Iraq
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Three people were injured when an explosion hit the Baiji oil refinery in Iraq’s northern Salahaddin province on Sunday, a provincial council member said, assuring that it …
UN Mission in Iraq to officially conclude by the end of 2025
The UN Secretary-General said that it would be suitable to conclude the activities of UNAMI by the end of 2025.