Iraq

Inside Iraq

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

Human Rights Watch says torture is rife in Iraqi custody, as the use of the death penalty spirals
Israel's war on Gaza
Trump's cabinet is a recipe for all-out Middle East war
David Hearst
Iraq War
US contractor held liable for torture, with jury awarding $42m to Abu Ghraib survivors
Diplomacy
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'
UK Politics
David Lammy accused of 'blatant contempt' for Palestinians over genocide comments
Media
Call of Duty: Kuwait bans new Black Ops 6 game featuring Saddam Hussein
Inside Iraq
Iraq: Officials vow action as Baghdad ranked among most polluted cities on Earth
PKK
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party demands a line to PKK leader Ocalan before new talks
Diplomacy
Biden and Trump: The mad and bad of a decaying American empire
Joe Gill
Islamic State
Iraq: Bodies of 139 likely Islamic State victims recovered from mass grave
US Elections 2024
Middle East reacts to Donald Trump assassination attempt
Syria War
Putin opposes Iraq as venue for Erdogan-Assad meeting
PKK
PKK establishes drone workshops to fend off Turkish operations in Iraq
Gaza Under Attack
How Hamas lured Israel into a lethal trap
David Hearst
UK Elections 2024
UK election 2024: What do the parties' manifestos say about the Middle East?
Occupation
Is Israel going the way of the Crusaders?
Inside Jordan
Why it suits Jordan if everyone thinks it's on the brink
Christopher Phillips
Inside Iran
Ebrahim Raisi's death leaves Iran at a crossroads
Seyed Hossein Mousavian
Inside Iraq
The illegal alcohol merchants of Baghdad
LGBTQ+
Gay and trans Iraqis plagued by threats, violence - and now the law