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
Syria War
Middle East reporting: The need for honest journalism
Ramzy Baroud
Islamic State
The Islamic State: A year since the fall of Mosul
Variety
Wedding of Saddam Hussein's granddaughter in Jordan sparks criticism
Islamic State
Saddam Hussein’s tomb destroyed in fighting
Iraq War
Iraq PM spokesman reportedly sacked over old song praising Saddam
Tariq Aziz, voice of Saddam government, dies at 79
Human Rights
Why ‘national security’ is a fallacy
Ian Sanjay Patel
Islamic State
UN unable to stop IS relic-smuggling from Iraq and Syria
Iraq War
Battling ISIS: Iran-Iraq war redux
Dahlia Wasfi
Islamic State
This is how IS survived a year of bombing and ground war
Ahmed Meiloud
Syria War
Nusra chief says IS caliphate 'illegitimate'
Diplomacy
The Middle East's nuclear double standard
Sharif Nashashibi