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

Al-Hol camp: Amid hellish conditions, IS wives say they are ready to go home

US resident deported to Iraq

Islamic State group vows to escalate fight against Syrian Kurds, US-led coalition

Detroit man deported to Iraq by Trump administration dies without insulin

Women reporters in war zones: The stories that need to be told

Middle East cinema: Why you can't watch some of its best films

Iraqi militias want more time to integrate into army

Iraq says former Nineveh governor embezzled $10m in aid for displaced

Baghdad beats: Meet the Shia rappers raising the roof

Turkey killed 'instigator' of diplomat's assassination, state news agency says

Drone carries out deadly grenade attack on Iraqi militia: Security sources

Turkey launches air strikes on Kurdish region in Iraq after diplomat killed