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
Iraq War
Iraq welcomes US plan for coalition against Islamic State militants
Islamic State
US launches first strikes in Iraq Sunni Arab heartland
Iraq War
US 'not serious' in fight against IS: Iran
Islamic State
Islamic State is cementing, not destroying regional order
Sharif Nashashibi
Iraq War
Mortar round wounds governor of Iraq's Anbar
Iraq War
Arab League calls for united confrontation with the Islamic State
Saudi Human Rights
Saudi Arabia to build 900km fence along Iraq border
Islamic State
Canada and the IS threat
Bryan R Gibson
Islamic State
Obama 'preparing' anti-IS plan, expands Iraq strikes
Iraq War
The future of Iraq: the plot thickens
Deepak Tripathi
Reviews
Book review: The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising
Islamic State
Obama vows US will not be intimidated by IS' beheading of Steven Sotloff