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

Muslim ban: Outrage from many, silence in Gulf, support from Dubai

Iraqi militias fighting IS slam 'disrespect' of Trump ban

Trump fires acting attorney general, dismisses officials' memo against ban

Live

LIVE: World reacts to Trump's 'Muslim ban'

Trump's strong borders: Old, sick and grieving among victims of visa ban

Advancing through the 'Mosul Jungle' with Iraqi special forces

350,000 children face 'siege-like conditions' in Mosul

US embassies in London, Berlin halt visas for dual nationals on ban list

Muslim ban: Trump suspends immigration from several Muslim-majority countries

In Middle East, Trump's travel curbs decried as unjust, insulting

EU nations express alarm after Trump closes door on refugees

Iraqis with US ties are first to sue over Trump immigration order