Iraq

Environment

How drought and oil expansion are eroding livelihoods in Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes

As the Unesco-protected wetlands dry up, residents who have long depended on this fragile ecosystem are being pushed out
Inside Iraq
Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar?
War on Iran
Oman calls for Gulf, Iraq and Iran to unite under one security pact
War on Iran
'Escalation is coming': Middle East on edge as new Israeli-US attack on Iran looms
Inside Israel
Netanyahu map shows RSF 'friendly' to Israel and UAE, backing for separatist movements
War on Iran
Iraqi Kurds suggest peace process between Iran and Iranian Kurdish opposition
War on Iran
Turkey is hailing an 'Islamic Nato' it can neither afford nor deliver
Osman Sert
War on Iran
Iran will not trade its nuclear insurance policy for worthless American promises
Ali Naghieh
Economy
War in the Middle East is deepening global inequality, IMF says
Economy
The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up
Marco Carnelos
Yemen War
Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack
Diplomacy
The unmasking of the Obama presidency
Religion
Record numbers flock to Iraq’s Karbala for Arbaeen
Islamic State
Indian pro-IS tweeter @ShamiWitness arrested by police
Human Rights
Why the CIA tortured
Gareth Porter
Iraq War
Two leading Iraqi Kurdish parties are taken off US terrorism list
Iraq War
Iranian commanders played crucial role fighting IS: Iraqi officials
Five flee as hostages held in Australia's Sydney
Syria War
French police dismantle network sending fighters to Syria
Islamic State
US defence chief in Baghdad for anti-IS push as Abadi urges more arms for Iraq's army
Human Rights
Controversy follows long-awaited CIA torture report
Islamic State
US Secretary of State John Kerry calls for new three-year war powers to fight IS
Diplomacy
Turkey, Britain work 'closely' to stop foreign fighters flow