Iraq

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters

With their destructive wars, Netanyahu and Trump have brought the Gulf to the brink of destruction - the Mecca pact represents rightful pushback for their recklessness
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?
Kurds
Turkey urges Iran to halt attacks on Kurdish groups
Inside Iraq
Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr condemns attacks by pro-Iranian factions on Saudi Arabia
Refugees
Cologne - a watershed moment for Germany
Diplomacy
Obama’s State of the Union: What was left unsaid
CJ Werleman
Iraq War
IS ignites sectarian tension with multiple Iraq bombings
Iraq War
Bloody night for Iraq as country rocked by 3 major attacks
Iraq War
Air strike in Iraq's Mosul targets 'millions' in IS cash: US official
Iraq War
IS digging in for long fight in Iraq despite retreat from Ramadi
Diplomacy
The Saudi-Iran standoff is not really sectarian
Sanam Vakil
Islamic State
Iraqi families risk all to flee IS-held Hawijah
Turkey At War
Turkish soldiers kill 18 IS fighters attacking Iraqi base
Islamic State
Why the Islamic State is the minor leagues of terror
Drone War
America’s secret African drone war against the Islamic State
Refugees
Children among dozens of refugees found drowned on Turkish coast