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
Islamic State
IS and the age of brutality
Basheer Nafi
Syria Intervention
British PM to set out case for bombing Syria
Inside Iraq
Regional implications of Iraqi KRG's presidency row
Galip Dalay
Paris Attacks
French official: Chemical attacks post-Paris not ruled out
Iraq War
US admits civilians were 'likely' killed in Iraq airstrike
Refugees
Thousands trapped along Balkan route by new border closures
Paris Attacks
Killing of Paris 'mastermind' confirmed as French state of emergency extended
Refugees
Balkan countries impose 'national segregation' for refugees at borders
Paris Attacks
French parliament votes to extend state of emergency by 3 months
Syria War
Iran and Hezbollah controlling Assad's army, say Syrian army defectors
Islamic State
Life and death in an Islamic State prison
Inside Iraq
Iraq vice president files court case to keep his post