Iraq

Iran war: Will Trump's midterm defeat end or entrench the conflict with Tehran?

The greatest victory for both nations would be neither military triumph nor the humiliation of the other, but the achievement of a lasting peace

Oman calls for Gulf, Iraq and Iran to unite under one security pact

'Escalation is coming': Middle East on edge as new Israeli-US attack on Iran looms

Netanyahu map shows RSF 'friendly' to Israel and UAE, backing for separatist movements

Iraqi Kurds suggest peace process between Iran and Iranian Kurdish opposition

Turkey is hailing an 'Islamic Nato' it can neither afford nor deliver

Osman Sert

Iran will not trade its nuclear insurance policy for worthless American promises

Ali Naghieh

War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says

The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up

Marco Carnelos

Qassem Soleimani

Qassem Soleimani is a master strategist, not a cartoon villain

Marco Carnelos

On Syrian uprising anniversary, $7bn raised in Brussels falls short of UN target

Qassem Soleimani: Devil to America, to Iran a superhero

Jane Corbin

Former captive doctor tells of dissent and despair within Islamic State's ranks

Death of a writer: Murder casts shadow over Baghdad's literary scene

Arms sales to Middle East have increased dramatically, new research shows

The Yazidis of the Caliphate's 'last breath'

In ‘virtual civil society’, Iraqi women are the leaders

Lara Fatah

Meet the Iraqi driver with a no phones policy in his taxi

Guantanamo sees new construction a decade after prison ordered shut

Art and photography

Pulitzer-winning photographer Yannis Behrakis, who captured key moments in Middle East, dies

Iraqi and Kurdish forces accused of torturing children linked to Islamic State