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
Syria War
Dismal job prospects for Syrian refugees in northern Iraq
Iraq War
Commanders left Tikrit base before IS massacre, Iraqi parliament hears
Islamic State
Obama calls for anti-Islamic State coalition, as UK and France consider strikes
Islamic State
US upbeat on defeating Islamic State militants
Islamic State
Kerry building 'modern coalition' to fight Islamic State militants
Islamic State
Analysis: Obama's daunting bid to build an anti-IS front
Islamic State
US vice president vows to pursue IS to 'gates of hell'
Islamic State
German Arms to Kurds Reflects Major Shift in Middle East Policy
Bryan R Gibson
Islamic State
NATO would consider any Iraq request for IS help
Islamic State
US fears Syrian chemical weapons may fall into IS hands
Iraq War
US-backed Iraq forces retake Amerli from IS militants
GCC
Analysis: IS fears make Gulf monarchies set aside differences