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

Unrest in Basra: US is playing politics, governor tells MEE

Female activist's death sparks fears of assassination campaign in Basra

Polls close in election for new parliament in Iraq's Kurdish region

Kurdish journalist 'proud' to be called 'Mr Kurd' by Trump

'There is extermination here': Basra protests against killing of demonstrators

Iraqi women's rights activist shot dead in Basra

Iraqi model and social media icon Tara Fares shot dead in Baghdad

Pentagon reveals over 1,100 civilians killed by US anti-IS strikes

The Middle East at the UN: Who's talking when at the General Assembly debate

A year after referendum, what does the future hold for Iraq’s Kurds?

Mohammad S. Mustafa

Iran consulate in flames: How Basra fire fanned speculation in Tehran

Drought, dams and dry rivers: Iraqi farmers are giving up hope