Iraq

Mecca Agreement: A Muslim Nato or yet another Baghdad Pact?

The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani pact reinforces the US-run regional order that analysts claim it defies - which explains why Trump was so quick to bless it

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters

David Hearst

Iran warns enemies to 'anticipate strategic surprises' as it shifts from a defensive stance

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East

Marco Carnelos

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

Has the UAE's meteoric rise reached its limit?

Ahmed Mawlana

US-Saudi strikes test Iraq's balancing act between Riyadh and Tehran

Jack Letts appeals for repatriations from Iraq in 'out of the blue' phone call to parents

Pro-Iran groups welcome US pledge to end combat operations in Iraq

Biden and Kadhimi seal agreement to end US combat mission in Iraq

US troop withdrawal from Iraq will take place largely on paper: Report

Why a reduced US military footprint abroad might be in its best interests

Marco Carnelos

Son of prominent Iraqi rights activist found shot dead near Basra

Iraq says militants behind suicide bombing planned other attacks during Eid holiday

Iraq arrests suspects of Baghdad suicide bombing claimed by IS

Lebanon economic crisis

Lebanon signs fuel deal with Iraq to boost faltering power supply

Drone attack targets military base hosting US troops in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraq still needs US help against Islamic State group, says foreign minister

Pegasus spyware

Pegasus: Which Middle East and North Africa figures are on the target list?

Pegasus spyware

Pegasus: How to check for spyware on your phone