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

Iraqi Kurds forced from Tuz Khurmata in tens of thousands: Aid groups

Iraq's Kurdistan offers to freeze independence vote result

Iraq should not overplay victory as Kurds' dream lies shattered

Akeel Abbas

IS women 'potential threat' to home countries, report warns

Tillerson calls for dialogue between Iraq and Kurdistan

Ex-spy chiefs back policy to kill British IS fighters, rights group says it's unlawful

In the aftermath of Kirkuk: Violence, betrayal, and defeat

Dr Choman Hardi

Barzani's catastrophic gamble: Now Kurdistan's future belongs to others

Azos Rashid

How Saudi tried to use the Kurds to clip Iran's wings

David Hearst

Iraqi Kurdish opposition party calls on Barzani to step down

Iraq's Kurdistan oil exports sharply reduced through weekend: Shipping sources

Passports for sale: How storm-hit Caribbean islands court Arab investors