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

Whisky galore: Iran's alcohol mules fuel illegal party scene

Iraqi MPs call on Baghdad to block forced returns of Iraqi refugees

Islamic State suicide bombers kill dozens at Syrian refugee camp

Islamic State militants kill 10 Iraqi soldiers in Anbar ambush

Why it's hard times for the Middle East's petro-economies

Turkey's Syria gamble: How far will Ankara go?

David Barchard

US admits 352 civilians killed since 2014 in battle against IS

Mosul to be fully liberated in May, says Iraqi commander

The scramble for eastern Syria: A new Great Game

Maysam Behravesh

Yazidis fear fresh war as Turkey hits Kurdish militants in Sinjar

Flight of IS fighters from Syria to Turkey raises security concerns

Why American calls to escalate militarily against Iran are dangerous

Adam Weinstein