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
Variety
In Photos: Ashura commemorated around the world
GCC
Egypt, Gulf Arab neighbours in talks over anti-militant alliance
Ashura celebrations mask memories of sorrow for Shiite Muslims
Islamic State
ISIS, Islamophobia and ignorance
Tasnim Nazeer
Inside Iran
Iran relies on Kurds to degrade Islamic State
Mahan Abedin
Islamic State
Small number of Kurds reportedly fighting alongside IS in Kobane: officials
Islamic State
The riddle of the UK’s young jihadis
Myriam François
Islamic State
Kurds worried war crime accusations could ruin Kurdish image
Islamic State
Car bombs in Baghdad kill 44, injure 75
Islamic State
Peshmerga entrance into Kobane strengthens Kurdish ties
Religion
Bill Maher’s quest to dehumanise Muslims
Susan Abulhawa
Iraq War
Iraq Sunni exiles: power-sharing is the way to defeat IS