Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi, left, meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. AFP

Iraqi Prime Minister seeks support in France to ease pressure on oil exports

Ali Al Zaidi travels to Europe for first time since taking office

Europe

Iraq investigates deadly ammonia gas leak at Basra factory

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Simultaneous attacks by Iran-backed groups point to renewed proxy alignment

MENA

In Iraq's south, a poet's childhood home becomes a bridge to a disappearing past

MENA

Weekend EssayThe Middle East is trapped in a post-9/11 world, 25 years on

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Iraq to get new air defence systems as coalition mission ends

MENA

AnalysisUS remains anchored to the Middle East and trapped in a conflict cycle

US
A drone is intercepted near the US consulate and Erbil International Airport in Erbil, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, early in the war with Iran. EPA

AnalysisUS air-defence exit leaves Iraq exposed

The US-led anti-ISIS international coalition is set to end mission in Iraq by September 30, withdrawing both personnel and equipment

MENA

Iraq boosts oil capacity to three million bpd amid Strait of Hormuz attacks

Energy

Iraqi militia leader pressed to explain 2019 mass killing of protesters

MENA

UAE condemns Iran's 'hostile attacks' across region

Gulf

Today's cartoonShadi's take on financial rewards for corruption whistleblowers in Iraq

Cartoon

US approves $800 million helicopter sale to Iraq

MENA

Iraq to put thousands of ISIS suspects transferred from Syria on trial

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on financial rewards for corruption whistleblowers in Iraq

Our cartoonist's take on financial rewards for corruption whistleblowers in Iraq

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US approves $800 million helicopter sale to Iraq

MENA

Iraq to put thousands of ISIS suspects transferred from Syria on trial

MENA

Iraqi court sentences militiaman to 15 years for kidnapping US journalist

MENA

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