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Geography of Iraq

Islamic State has expanded its propaganda program into English language radio

Thanks for listening to ISIS radio in English

Conflict

ISIS moves to update its fighters with reports in their own languages.

A Kurdish resident holds a signs during a demonstration in support of peshmerga troops in front of the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq.

War, politics and humanitarian disasters give Iraq a perfect storm of crises

Conflict
A Kurdish resident holds a signs during a demonstration in support of peshmerga troops in front of the US consulate in Erbil, Iraq.

War, politics and humanitarian disasters give Iraq a perfect storm of crises

Conflict

Bombings Rip through Iraq in Lead-up to Arab Summit

Lifestyle & Belief

Iraq’s Water Economy

Restoring Iraq’s Garden of Eden

For 5,000 years the fertile Mesopotamian Marshes in present day Iraq and Iran supported people and wildlife. In the early 1990’s Saddam Hussein’s government drained the marshes down to desert, creating hundreds of thousands of refugees and decimating the ecosystem. But a project called “Eden Again” plans to rehabilitate the dried out land. Host Steve […]

The World

Visit beautiful … Iraq?

Arts, Culture & Media

The images we often associate with Iraq are of destruction, war and dysfunction. But one man hopes to show people another side of the country, with a lovely tour down a Kurdistan river.

The World

Kurds play strong role in Iraq elections

Global Politics

One of the key areas of voting in Iraq was the oil rich northern region of Kurdistan. The Kurds have exercised a significant amount of influence and power in Iraq’s politics in recent years, often acting as a cohesive block.

The World

Geo Quiz and answer

Global Politics

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Sulaymaniya in northern Iraq.