Al-Faisaliya Cafe: Southern Iraq’s museum of tea and tradition

For 69 years, Al-Faisaliya Cafe in Najaf’s al-Mishkhab has served more than just tea. A rare blend of heritage, antiques, and community spirit, this cultural landmark preserves the stories of generations through its artifacts, conversations, and enduring charm.

From Basra to the Gulf: One man’s mission to keep traditional crafts alive

In the heart of Basra’s old market, Mohammed Hussein runs the city’s oldest traditional goods shop, handcrafting and shipping palm-leaf mats, brooms, and clay pots to customers across the Gulf.

Erbil streets decked out for New Year celebrations

Photos by Mohammed Shwani

Iraqi car bomb survivor eyes gold in Paris Paralympics

Iraqi paralympics table tennis athlete Najlah Imad, displays her medals at her house in Baqubah, on February 26, 2024. When car bomb survivor Najlah Imad first took up table tennis, her relatives warned against it. But a decade later, the Iraqi teenager who lost three limbs is gunning for gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Najlah was just three years old when a 2008 sticky bomb ripped into her father’s car -- an ex-military-- in the city of Baquba northeast of Baghdad. (Photo by Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqis Yazidis hold candles at Lalish Temple, in a valley near the northern city of Dohuk

During a ceremony marking the Yazidi New Year, Yazidis light candles at Lalish Temple, in a valley near the northern city of Dohuk, in the autunomus Kurdistan Region on April 16, 2024.

Easter Eve Service Led by Syriac Catholic Archbishop in Qaraqosh

Christians gathered as the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul led the Easter Eve service at the Syriac Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception (al-Tahira-l-Kubra), in the predominantly Christian town of Qaraqosh.

Good Friday in Erbil's Ainkawa district

Kurdish New Year of Newroz

People from all over the Kurdistan Region gathered at Akre on Wednesday to celebrate the Kurdish New Year of Newroz by climbing up a mountain with torches and lighting a large Newroz fire.

Christians in Erbil’s Ankawa district performed the Palm Sunday

Christians in Erbil’s Ankawa district performed the Palm Sunday march on Saturday ahead of the mass on Sunday.