Iraq

Diplomacy

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
Afghanistan
Five years after the fall of Kabul, 'war on terror' ghosts have come home
Moazzam Begg
War on Iran
Iran promises to resist interference by foreign 'enemies' as Trump threatens new sanctions
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters
David Hearst
War on Iran
Iran warns enemies to 'anticipate strategic surprises' as it shifts from a defensive stance
War on Iran
How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East
Marco Carnelos
Kurds
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
Inside UAE
Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?
Ahmed Mawlana
War on Iran
US-Saudi strikes test Iraq's balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran
Inside Iraq
Jack Letts appeals for repatriations from Iraq in 'out of the blue' phone call to parents
Iraq War
Kurdish forces occupy oil facility in Kirkuk, provoking Iraqi government
Syria War
Russian jets mistakenly bomb US-backed forces in Syria: Pentagon
Iraq War
Jonah's ancient tomb in Mosul: 'When IS blew it up, I cried for three days'
Iraq War
Last exit Mosul: Iraq army takes IS's remaining escape route
Iraq War
Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces close in on government complex
Iraq War
Iraq forces seize Mosul bridge as thousands of civilians flee
Iraq: Families of alleged Islamic State fighters fear for fate of loved ones
Iraq War
Battle for Mosul: Iraq forces in west aim for key bridge
Iraq War
Iraqi Kurdish TV reporter killed in Mosul
Iraq War
Iraqi forces push deeper into western Mosul as civilians flee
Iraq War
Bombs target oil pipeline in Iraq's Kirkuk, one person killed
Iraq War
Iraqi forces press advance into western districts of Mosul