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
Iraq War
Questions abound over US assertion of progress in Iraq
Diplomacy
Biden in Turkey to ease strains over Syria
Iraq War
Iraqi army says Tikrit next target after Baiji
Islamic State
What could possibly go right in the war on IS?
Diplomacy
The bases of war in the Middle East
Iraq War
Suicide car bomb hits Iraqi Kurdish capital: provincial official
Diplomacy
Hollywood and Washington: A tale of synchronicity
CJ Werleman
Islamic State
Islamic State militants to start minting own currency
Islamic State
UK to seize passports of British fighters, stop them returning home
Iraq War
Iraqi official: Government forces have driven IS militants out of Baiji
Energy
Kurdistan pushes independent oil company plan after $500m deal with Iraq
Turkey Politics
Turkish-Kurd peace process in disarray