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
Diplomacy
Post-Invasion Iraq: From neo-cons to neo-Soviets
Dr Burhan al-Chalabi
Islamic State
IS beheads four Iraqi Kurd fighters after joint US raid
Iraq War
At least 26 killed in attack on Iran opposition camp in Iraq: UN
Religion
Religion is not to blame
Soumaya Ghannoushi
Inside Iraq
Disease fears as flooding brings chaos to Baghdad
Syria War
Diplomats descend on Vienna to chart 'course out of hell' for Syria
Syria War
35 killed in strikes on Syria hospitals: MSF
Media
Iraq's Dawa party to sue Al Jazeera over documentary critical of Maliki
Diplomacy
Syria talks to test if Iran, Russia 'serious' on peace: Saudi
Islamic State
Pentagon chief sees ground role for US troops in IS fight
Syria War
Report says at least 200 Iran-linked fighters killed in Syria
Refugees
Over 700,000 refugees reach Europe's shores in 2015