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
Islamic State
IS execute Iraqi-Kurdish journalist Muhannad Akidi south of Mosul
Islamic State
The missing context: ‘Islamic State’ sectarianism is not coincidental
Ramzy Baroud
Iraq War
Iraq MP and militia leader killed in bombing claimed by IS
Islamic State
US-led coalition meets amid 'succeeding' anti-IS raids
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