The city of 1.6 million, also known as Arbil or Erbil and as Hewlêr in the local Kurdish language, is the regional capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomously governered region in northeastern Iraq.

Arbil aspires to be a regional hubMonday, Sep 24, 2012 While Iraqi Kurdistan is reaping the benefits of massive oil reserves, estimated at 45 billion barrels, there has been a strategic push from its ...

Arbil boasts a top designer-label shopping experience in one of its many malls and is home to the Citadel, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.

Iran claimed responsibility for missile strikes Sunday on the northern Iraqi city of Arbil, saying they targeted an Israeli "strategic centre" and warning of more attacks.Kurdish authorities insisted ...

The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water ...

ARBIL: A motor exhibition has been opened in the city of Arbil with the participation of the minister of industry and trade in the regional government and Arbil Governor."The exhibition is held near ...

At Arbil arts festival, 'Iraq is more than blood' Amid deep-seated themes of suffering, Iraqi artists expressed a different face of their country through their creative work.

Arbil It used to be that shopping in Arbil — Iraq's most popular business and leisure destination — was mostly centred on the Qaysaria Bazaar, which has been around since the 12th century.

The British government told its citizens to leave parts of Iraqi Kurdistan, including the regional capital Arbil, on Friday as the sweeping advance of Islamist militants brought them closer to ...

The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks ...

The taps have run dry, and the wells are almost empty. In the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, 80-year-old Babir hasn't bathed in weeks and impatiently waits for trucked-in water ...