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

PKK establishes drone workshops to fend off Turkish operations in Iraq

Gaza Under Attack

How Hamas lured Israel into a lethal trap

David Hearst

UK Elections 2024

UK election 2024: What do the parties' manifestos say about the Middle East?

Is Israel going the way of the Crusaders?

Why it suits Jordan if everyone thinks it's on the brink

Christopher Phillips

Ebrahim Raisi's death leaves Iran at a crossroads

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

The illegal alcohol merchants of Baghdad

Gay and trans Iraqis plagued by threats, violence - and now the law

Fall of Civilizations: The histories of greatness and ruin that mirror modern decay

Fire rips through historic Qaysari bazaar in Iraq's Erbil

How Turkey is upholding a delicate balance in the Middle East

Bilgay Duman

Iraqi parliament passes amendment criminalising LGBTQ activity