Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) – Brandishing the flag of the opposition, dozens of Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Sunday celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad, dubbing the Syrian president's ...

Despite working as an interior architect in Arbil during that time, he dreams of taking "the first plane" back to his war-ravaged home country. On Sunday, Islamist-led rebel groups announced they ...

After nearly 14 years of civil war in their home country, Syrians gathered near the centuries-old citadel in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil, many of them breaking out into the traditional dabkeh ...

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This year’s best country albums list is once again presented in partnership with Don’t Rock The Inbox, the amazing country music newsletter run by Stereogum contributors Marissa R. Moss and ...

Billboard offers its takes on the top country songs of 2024, including music from Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Riley Green, George Strait & more. Country music continued its surge in 2024 ...

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

In 2024, the most memorable country albums were the projects that fell on one end or the other of a stylistic extreme. Some of the biggest splashes came from young-gun traditionalists, who ...

In 2026, U.S.A., Canada and Mexico will co-host the World Cup, meaning the U.S.A. will join this group and Mexico will become the first country ever to host the tournament three times. Europe is ...

The World Bank Group’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) frames our engagement in line with the Bank’s mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. The model seeks ...

As Iraq looks to rebuild, it faces significant challenges. Over a million people remain displaced, and three million need aid ...