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

Iraq: Protesters raise outcry after government fails to name activist's killers

Iraq: Kurdish authorities criticised for upholding sentences against journalists and activists

Eid al-Fitr 2021: Everything you need to know about the celebration

Iran confirms talks with Saudi Arabia to de-escalate regional tensions

Iraqi activist's murder sparks protests at Iranian consulate in Karbala

In pictures: Muslims mark Laylat al-Qadr across Middle East

Iraqi armed factions distance themselves from Iran, worried over talks with US and Riyadh

Rocket attacks target US personnel in Iraq for third time in three days

Arabic press review: Saudi delegation met Assad in secret Syria talks

Iraq's health minister resigns in wake of devastating hospital fire

Military head of Islamic State group arrested in Istanbul, Turkish police say

Iraq: Rockets target Baghdad airport base hosting US troops