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
Hagel: we are at war with Islamic State as we are with al-Qaeda
Islamic State
Top US general suggests combat troops may go to Iraq
Islamic State
Obama huddles with generals on IS assault plans
Iraq War
Iraqi PM: Foreign ground troops not wanted or necessary
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