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

Arabic press review: Egypt to release 500 detained since protests

Will European countries bring their Islamic State fighters and families home?

How internet cuts are used to silence dissent in the Middle East

Iraq's PM announces three days of mourning for demonstrators killed in protests

How tuk-tuks are saving wounded Iraqi protesters

Iraq president urges calm after attack on media stations

Iraqi armed groups raid offices of media outlets covering protests

Iraqi president urges restraint as army admits using 'excessive force' against protesters

'No friends but the mountains': History repeats itself with latest US betrayal of Kurds

Israel plans to contain Turkish influence in the Old City of Jerusalem

Hashd al-Shaabi vows to stop 'coup' against Iraqi government as protests continue

Iraqi prime minister promises reforms to appease protesters