Iraq

Notre-Dame: How Europe’s great cathedrals owe much to Muslim craftsmen

In medieval times, Arab craftsmen led the world with their sublime, sophisticated building skills. As Paris's Notre-Dame prepares to reopen, that tradition continues

Iraq: Rights group warns executions based on unfair trials are 'surging'

Israel's war on Gaza

Trump's cabinet is a recipe for all-out Middle East war

David Hearst

US contractor held liable for torture, with jury awarding $42m to Abu Ghraib survivors

Israel's foreign minister calls for ties with Kurds and other minorities in Middle East

US Elections 2024

How is the Middle East reacting to Donald Trump's victory?

Iran-Israel tensions

How Israel's wars and Trump comeback are changing Iran's national security doctrine

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Inside Saudi Arabia

MBC's news chief quits after Saudi channel calls Sinwar and Nasrallah 'terrorists'

David Lammy accused of 'blatant contempt' for Palestinians over genocide comments

US expects IS militants to use chemical weapons in fight for Mosul

A Syrian-American and Iranian-American’s message to their community about Syria

Adham Sahloul and Dina Yazdani

Ankara joins air raids on Mosul as Iraqis protest Turkish role

Iraqi government urged to prevent sectarian reprisals in Mosul battle

The greatest threat to democracy? The myth that it is inevitable

Wael Haddara

Reports of mass executions in Mosul as IS crushes second rebellion in a week

Assad may take Aleppo – but then he faces a war against the victors

Mona Alami

'The hour has struck': Iraq forces pound IS as Mosul battle begins

Islamic State at its height... and its decline

Military operation to retake Mosul has begun, Iraq PM says

In run-up to fight for Mosul, groups jostle for position in post-IS Iraq

Iraq drops leaflets over Mosul ahead of battle: Army