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 says talks resume on US-led coalition withdrawal
Inside Iraq
Iraq restates call for removal of US troops following assassination of militia leader
Israel's genocide in Gaza
US strike kills senior Kataib Hezbollah commander in Baghdad
Israel's genocide in Gaza
China says US 'failure' to implement Gaza ceasefire to blame for Middle East tensions
Israel's genocide in Gaza
US strikes on Iran-backed groups leave dozens dead in Iraq and Syria
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israel's war on Gaza has upended the region. What comes next?
MEE Debate
Israel's genocide in Gaza
US approves strikes against Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria: Report
Israel's genocide in Gaza
What Frantz Fanon can tell us about the West’s colonial war in Gaza
Joe Gill
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Iraqi militia to stop attacks against US, as Israel floods Gaza tunnels
Israel's genocide in Gaza
US vows 'consequential' response to Jordan attack, as Iran denies responsibility
Israel's genocide in Gaza
US senators demand strikes on Iran after deadly drone attack on troops in Jordan
Inside Iraq
Iraq: 'Unlawful' mass executions resuming, warns rights group