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
Obama: US troops 'do not and will not have a combat role' in Iraq
Iraq War
More global arrests as coalition against the Islamic State grows
Syria War
Obama's ‘war on terror’ looks set to backfire
Sharif Nashashibi
Iraq War
Kerry admits anti-IS war will last for years
Islamic State
US House approves plan to train Syria rebels in IS fight
Islamic State
War on Islamic State or war on terror? Arab perspectives on the coalition
Islamic State
Islamic State release video of British hostage
Iraq War
Baghdad bombings kill 19, as US renews strikes against IS
Islamic State
Turkish role in anti-IS coalition still undecided: Kerry
Iraq War
Hollande pledges more military help to Erbil and Baghdad in Iraq visit
Islamic State
Kerry in Cairo to broaden anti-IS coalition
Islamic State
Turkey: Assad's sectarianism breeds extremism