Iraq

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

Iran warns enemies to 'anticipate strategic surprises' as it shifts from a defensive stance

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East

Marco Carnelos

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

Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?

Ahmed Mawlana

US-Saudi strikes test Iraq's balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran

Jack Letts appeals for repatriations from Iraq in 'out of the blue' phone call to parents

Why are Kurdish groups in Iraq being attacked amid the US-Iran flare-up?

Thousands face starvation in Iraq's Fallujah as siege tightens

ANALYSIS: Debt crisis exposes flaws in Kurdistan's economy

At least 9 dead in suicide bombings at Baghdad Shia mosque: Police

Turkey has up to 2,000 troops near Mosul despite Baghdad objections: Report

Year of calamity and misery for Middle East region in 2015: Amnesty

Swedish teenager tells of odyssey to IS territory

How Western academics help spread Assad's propaganda

Thousands of refugees stranded after Balkan border restrictions bite

Iran is on track to achieve its objectives in Syria

Shahir Shahidsaless

Calais refugees: Escape from war but the traumas continue

Sophia Akram

Iraqi cleric's 'anti-chocolate' sermon leaves bitter taste

IS-held Swedish teen 'rescued from Mosul by Kurdish special forces'