Orphans

Three-year-olds abandoned at UK ports

Reports emerged last week that children as young as three have been found abandoned at UK ports and airports.

Iraq?

Tourism in Iraq? Not just yet

With Iraqi government keen to promote the country as a tourist hotspot, here is what you should know before buying the airline ticket.

How do I get there?

Iraq

Curiosity puts Iraq's north on the tourist map

WITH foreign occupation, violent resistance and sectarian bloodshed making it one of the world's most dangerous countries, Iraq might not seem like a contender for up-and-coming tourist destination of

Airline Finds Silver Lining

ExpressJet Airlines donates assets to assist US Veterans returning From Iraq and Afghanistan

HOUSTON, TX (September 2, 2008) - When skyrocketing fuel costs forced ExpressJet Airlines to suspend branded commercial passenger flights and its Delta Air Lines service, the airline found a silver li

Iraq

Iraqi Arabs seek vacation escape in Kurdistan

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqi Arabs looking for a break from five years of war and sectarian strife — or just the heartland's heat and dust — are finding one in the green, tranquil mountains of Kur

Iraq

Government plans huge tourist facilities countrywide

BAGHDAD - Senior officials revealed governmental plans to establish huge tourist facilities, citing the improvement in the security situation in the country.

Iraq

Can Iraq's new calm hold?

Washington - After more than a year of taking a wait-and-watch approach to the surge of US forces in Iraq, military commanders and independent experts now seem more confident that it could be the begi

Iraq tries to lure intrepid tourists

Holiday in Iraq anybody?

BAGHDAD - Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport.

Iraq

Iraq opens airport aimed at tourism

A new airport has been opened in Najaf, Iraq's Shiite holy city, with Nuri al-Maliki, the prime minister, making the inaugural flight.

Atlasjet Flies To Iraq

Turkish private airline restarts regular flights to Nothern Iraq

ANKARA - A privately owned Turkish airline announced that it would launch regular flights between Istanbul and the northern Iraqi city of Arbil starting from June 29, local newspaper Today's Zaman reported on Monday.

Iran-Iraq Tourism

Call for utilizing Iran-Iraq tourism potentials

Iran and Iraq have special potentials for developing the tourism industry, observed deputy head of Khorasan Razavi Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department here on Saturday.

Seyyed Masoud Montajebnia pointed to the strong cultural and religious affinities of the two countries and said that the number of Iranians and Iraqis ... read more

Iraq Tourism

Iraq tourism: Ambitious and wishful thinking?

(eTN) - If not for the ongoing war, now already over six years old, Iraq could be cashing in on its ruins - ancient, archaeological ruins, that is, for tourism’s benefit. There are 10,000 archaeological sites scattered all around modern Babylon.

Safe Iraq?

Most areas 'safe for tourists and investors'

Iraqi officials are encouraging people to visit the country - saying potential travellers should not believe everything they see on the news.

The embassy claims most of the country is actually safe, but investors and tourists are being put off going because of what is happening in just three per cent of the country.