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
Obama prepares the US for heavy lifting
Chris McGreal
Syria War
Nusra Front releases UN peacekeepers, demands nothing in return
Islamic State
10 Arab states commit to 'share' US-led fight against IS
Islamic State
US Congress may push back vote on Obama attack plan
Islamic State
Discord in UK cabinet over Syria airstrikes against Islamic State
Islamic State
Blurred lines, IS and the rise of autonomous enclaves
Michael Stephens
Iraq War
The need for generational change in Iraq
Sajad Jiyad
Islamic State
France's Hollande in Iraq to support new government
Islamic State
ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State: What's behind the group's many names?
Islamic State
Fears that western anti-IS arms falling into wrong hands
Islamic State
Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti calls on Muslims to fight IS militants
Islamic State
IS poses 'immediate' threat to Europe, says US