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Iraq

A protest in Baghdad on April 4. The hard business of maintaining Iraqi sovereignty during a time of acute regional crisis continues. Getty Images

EditorialIraq's security and stability should not be taken for granted

Most Iraqis want a future in which their country is not a battleground for outsiders

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CommentNew government, old constraints: What Baghdad needs to do to tame pro-Iran militias in Iraq

Iran’s Quds Force commander visits Baghdad as factions look to fill PM post

Moody's changes Bahrain and Iraq's outlook to negative over war fallout

Iraq's development agenda has been set back by the Iran war

Kurdish asylum seekers face deportation from UK, as case falters over Iraqi embassy issuing ID cards

IEA warns of two-month wait for Gulf oil exports – even after Hormuz reopens



Spotlight

  • MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 20: Carlos Alcaraz accepts the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award on stage during the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Cuadra / Getty Images for Laureus)

    Alcaraz wins Laureus award but casts doubt on whether he will play French Open

  • International flights through Doha will resume as Qatar reopens its airspace. Pawan Singh / The National

    Qatar resumes flights for foreign airlines after weeks of disruption

  • Several restaurants at Atlantis The Royal and neighbouring Atlantis The Palm have temporarily closed. Photo: Dany Eid

    Atlantis Dubai puts seven restaurants on temporary pause

  • Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassmi released Ya Biladi (My Country) among other songs since the conflict began. Satish Kumar / The National

    Pride and patriotism: 10 songs by Gulf artists in response to the Iran war

  • JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 20: Ivan Toney of Al Ahli scores his team's second goal during the AFC Champions League Semi Final match between Vissel Kobe and Al-Ahli at King Abdullah Sports City on April 20, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)
    Camera13

    Toney fires holders Al Ahli into AFC Champions League Elite final

  • JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 18: Renan of Shabab Al Ahli celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the AFC Champions Elite Quarter Final match between Buriram United and Shabab Al Ahli at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium on April 18, 2026 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Abdullah Ahmed / Getty Images)
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    Shabab Al Ahli 'not done yet' as they target ACL title

  • Rashed Al Kaabi and his son Mohamed, 7. Victor Besa / The National

    Emirati recovers after rare stroke mistaken for headache

  • Model designer Freddy Charter, left, and design master Beatrice Amoretti display the Lego Editions sets of footballers Vinicius Jr, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe. Reuters

    Inside Lego’s World Cup challenge to turn Messi and Ronaldo into brick form


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Iraqis celebrate in Baghdad on Wednesday after the national team beat Bolivia to qualify for the Fifa World Cup for the first time since 1986. Reuters

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