IOC lifts ban, says "we look forward to seeing the Iraqi flag in Beijing." July 28, 2008 -- LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee ruled Tuesday that Iraq could participate in ...

A Syrian commodities exhibition in Erbil was cancelled following human rights violations against Kurdish civilians.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's U.S.-picked leaders approved a new flag for the country, dumping Saddam Hussein's red-and-black standard. The new design is white with two blue stripes, and although it has a ...

IRBIL, Iraq -- The leader of the Kurdish region in northern Iraq threatened secession Sunday as a dispute over flying the Iraqi flag intensified. Massoud Barzani on Friday ordered the country's ...