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?
Human Rights
'Americans are pro-torture and proud of it'
CJ Werleman
Religion
Islam needs a restoration, not a reformation
Inside Iraq
Qatar royal freed by Iraq kidnappers after four month ordeal
Human Rights
Iran leads 'alarming surge' in Middle East executions
Inside Iraq
EXCLUSIVE: Iraq PM Abadi doubles down on 'technocratic' cabinet plan
Panama Papers
The who's who of Middle East leaders and their secret billions
Business
Secret dealings of Middle East leaders exposed by Panama Papers leak
Iraq War
Suicide bombings kill at least 20 Iraqi soldiers: Sources
Inside Iraq
Iraq officials deny IS prison discovered in Anbar province
Refugees
More than 100 refugee children go missing from Calais 'Jungle'
Human Rights
Russia's six-month Syria campaign killed at least 1,100 civilians, say monitors
Refugees
German agency reveals extent of asylum-for-intelligence programme