Iraq

Afghanistan

Five years after the fall of Kabul, 'war on terror' ghosts have come home

From Bagram to Camp Bucca, the West's brutal carceral laboratories inadvertently forged the leaderships that would ultimately dismantle its imperial presence
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
War on Iran
Why are Kurdish groups in Iraq being attacked amid the US-Iran flare-up?
Iraq War
Iraqi terrorism suspects held in 'shocking' conditions: Amnesty
Iraq War
Shia pilgrims killed in IS car bomb attack in Baghdad
Inside Iraq
Protesters quit Baghdad's Green Zone after unprecedented breach
al-Qaeda
Osama bin Laden casts long shadow, 5 years on
Inside Iran
Iran to grant citizenship to families of foreign 'martyrs'
Religion
Violent extremism: How to fight the monster without becoming one
Iraq War
Twin bombings in southern Iraq kill 33: security officials
Inside Iraq
Open house in Baghdad's mythical Green Zone
Islamic State
ANALYSIS: US declares cyberwar on IS, but what will it attack?
Iraq War
Shia pilgrims killed in car bomb blast near Baghdad
Islamic State
US launches cyberwar to 'take out' Islamic State group's internet
Refugees
How many more children must drown or disappear for Britain to take them?
Mat Nashed