Iraq

Mecca Agreement: A Muslim Nato or yet another Baghdad Pact?

The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani pact reinforces the US-run regional order that analysts claim it defies - which explains why Trump was so quick to bless it

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters

David Hearst

Iran warns enemies to 'anticipate strategic surprises' as it shifts from a defensive stance

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East

Marco Carnelos

Turkey's cross party Kurdish peace coalition makes history with PKK clemency law

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco reports bumper profits as it bypasses Strait of Hormuz

Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?

Ahmed Mawlana

US-Saudi strikes test Iraq's balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran

Jack Letts appeals for repatriations from Iraq in 'out of the blue' phone call to parents

US ‘defensive strikes’ in Iraq, Syria target Iran-backed Shia militia group

Iraqi protesters shut down southern Nasiriyah oil field

Rocket attack in northern Iraq kills US contractor, wounds military personnel

Iraqi protesters back president's rejection of pro-Iran PM candidate

Iraqis reject new Prime Minister pick

Iraq's president threatens to resign over Iran-backed bloc's nominee for PM

In pictures: 'Ring of fire' eclipse captivates skywatchers in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait

New York Times sends a simplistic message on regional uprisings: Blame Iran

Marco Carnelos

Iraqi parliament passes long-demanded electoral reform law

The best Middle East books of the year - picked by Middle East Eye writers

Iraq 2020: The game-changer is the ability of the protest movement to develop a cohesive agenda

Harith Hasan

Middle East cinema: These are the region's top films of 2019