The Zagros Mountains and sediments that have accumulated over millions of years along the depression at the base of the mountains.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Iraqi Kurdistan has once again found its territory, including ...

Like residents of Berlin during the airlift, inhabitants of Arbil–capital of the Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq–get a little flutter in their hearts when they see a plane coming in to land. Built ...