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
Islamic State
As US lauds anti-IS campaign, questions linger about long term plan
Islamic State
IS close in on town west of Baghdad
Variety
Clueless: America's ignorance of the Middle East will shock you
CJ Werleman
Islamic State
Ron the Dutch biker joins Kurds to ‘exterminate’ IS
Islamic State
Republicans fume over report Obama may shut Guantanamo
Islamic State
Iraq's Anbar 'fragile' as IS advances, local leaders call for US ground troops
Iraq War
No words to describe horrors in the land where language was born
Hadani Ditmars
Islamic State
Gulf states could expand anti-IS combat role, experts
Islamic State
Islamic State held off in Kobane but makes inroads in Anbar
Iraq War
Bomb kills Anbar police chief; blasts rock Kurdish-held northeast
Islamic State
IS execute Iraqi journalist who 'refused to work with them'
Islamic State
Kurds inflict 'heavy losses' on IS in Kobane, who continue to gain ground in Iraq