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

Savage 'bastard' or US stooge? Iraqi victims still have questions about Baghdadi's death

Iraqi protesters and security forces clash, keep Basra's Umm Qasr port closed

In pictures: Iraqi protesters maintain occupation of Baghdad's Tahrir square

Five killed in Baghdad as thousands gather for protests

Arabic press review: ‘Joker’ gets the blame for Lebanon and Iraq protests

Iraqi president says PM willing to resign as protesters push on

Scores dead as second wave of Iraq protests advances into sixth day

Baghdadi is dead but the West's backing for dictators keeps the fires burning

David Hearst

Climate crisis: Cities in Egypt and Iraq could be wiped out by 2050

'Complete horror': Survivors of Karbala crackdown describe chaos and bloodshed

Who is Ben Laden and why is he trending on Twitter?

At least 18 killed overnight as Iraqi demonstrators defy security forces