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
US Defence Secretary Hagel resigns
Islamic State
US-led airstrikes kill four IS leaders in Mosul
Islamic State
VIDEO: Suicide attack kills at least 5 in Erbil as residents vow to stand firm
Iran nuclear
Frenzied diplomacy as Iran nuclear deal deadline nears
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