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
EU to press Turkey on IS militants, Russia
GCC
Saudi Arabia arrests 135 in anti-terror operations
Islamic State
Iranian fighter jets bomb IS in Iraq: US
Islamic State
Islamic State advance across Iraq and Syria 'being halted' says coalition
Islamic State
Why the UK’s anti-terror bill is a confused piece of legislation
Mahan Abedin
Islamic State
Kerry welcomes 'positive' Iran strikes against IS
Human Rights
EU Guantanamo delegation calls for easing of 'radical' prison conditions
Iraq War
Blasts leave scores dead in Baghdad, Kirkuk
Lebanon Violence
IS leader threatens 'retribution' against Lebanon over detained wife and children
Diplomacy
Obama nominates Ashton Carter as new US defence secretary
Islamic State
What is hiding behind Islamic State?
Nadim Shehadi
Iraq War
Iraq PM says corruption probe found 50,000 'ghost soldiers'