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
Inside Iraq
Iraq's largest Sunni and Shia political blocs announce post-IS draft deal
Iraq War
Battle for Mosul enters 'second phase' after weeks of deadlock
Iraq War
Battle for Mosul: Last bridge in divided city out of action after US-led strike
Iraq War
Prominent Iraqi journalist kidnapped by gunmen
Iraq War
Fresh advance in east Mosul to begin within days: US commander
Iraq War
Deja vu for some US troops celebrating another Christmas in Iraq
Islamic State
IS commanders planned attacks in UK in past year, says report
Religion
Pilgrims in Bethlehem, fears in Europe on Christmas Eve
Iraq War
Defeating IS will only usher in new conflicts in Iraq
Gareth Browne
Iraq War
Battle for Mosul: Triple car bomb hits market, 23 are dead
Iraq War
Battle for Mosul: A day in the life of a field hospital
Borders
Security chiefs use bomb fingerprints to screen refugees