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
Iraqi forces reach Mosul city limits as campaign enters third week
Iraq War
Turkey sends tanks to Iraqi border as minister warns of Mosul 'action'
Culture
Louvre could house endangered treasures from Iraq, Syria: Hollande
Forget Halloween: There's plenty of real-life horror in the Middle East
Belen Fernandez
Iraq War
Iraqi forces move toward east Mosul
Iraq War
Iraq militia say bid to cut IS supply lines to Mosul is gaining ground
Health
Apocalypse now: Iraqis choke as oil fields lit by IS are visible from space
Iraq War
Iraqi militias launch Mosul attack to cut IS off from Syria
Iraq War
IS kills hundreds of prisoners in Mosul as offensive closes in: UN
Human Rights
Two Yazidi survivors of IS group win Sakharov prize
Iraq War
A century later, Mosul is a battle for the region's destiny
Basheer Nafi
Iraq War
Up to 900 IS fighters killed in Mosul operation: US general