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

US Secretary of State Tillerson demands Iranian militias leave Iraq

Iraqi foreign minister to discuss Kurdistan, oil projects in Moscow

ANALYSIS: Post-Raqqa IS moves from 'caliphate' to guerrilla war

Iraq claims full control of Kirkuk province after clashes

Kurds protest against Iraqi 'invaders' as thousands flee Kirkuk

Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil exports cut by more than half

'We don't believe you are gay': LGBT refugees in Netherlands lose hope

How to defeat Islamic State in Iraq

Ibrahim al-Marashi

Iraqi army says it has achieved goals in Kirkuk operation

Iraqi forces accused of burning Kurdish homes and ministries in Kirkuk

Barzani rebuffs resignation calls as he blames rivals for Kirkuk loss

How to resolve the Kirkuk crisis

Ibrahim al-Marashi