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Sinan Mahmoud

Sinan Mahmoud

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Baghdad, Iraq
Sinan is a native of Iraq and he has covered Iraq for more than 18 years. He has previously worked for the Associated Press as a senior Iraq correspondent, covering economy, security, politics and daily life. As a freelance reporter, he also wrote for many Arabic and western publications, including The National. He holds a BA in English Translation from College of Arts, Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq.
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ISIS militants blown up the mosque’s famous leaning minaret in June 2017 as they retreated from the last urban stronghold they held for almost three years of ruinous war. Photo: Sunni Waqf
Postcard from MosulLong lost to time, northern gate of Al Nuri Mosque rises again

Bombed by ISIS, Al Nuri and its famous minaret rise again to dominate the Mosul skyline

MENAMay 16, 2025
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, left, welcomes UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as he arrives to attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad. AFP
Arab Summit returns to Baghdad as Iraqis seek to reassert regional role

Meeting of Arab League states on Saturday will grapple with a host of crises testing the region’s stability

MENAMay 16, 2025
Esmail Qaani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, travelled to Iraq on Wednesday. AFP
Iran’s Quds Force commander holds talks in Baghdad

Rare publicly announced visit comes days before Arab Summit in Iraqi capital

MENAMay 14, 2025
Members of the Kurdistan Communities Union executive council and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) executive committee after they announced the party's dissolution during their 12th congress at an undisclosed location in northern Iraq, on May 12. AFP
ExclusivePKK sets conditions for Turkey peace deal

Party representative in Iraq says release of prisoners and more comfortable detention for leader Ocalan come first

MENAMay 12, 2025
Iraqi security troops stand guard as protesters march during a Labour Day rally in Baghdad. AFP
Baghdad bans protests during Arab Summit amid ire over Al Shara invitation

Arab League leaders will gather in Iraq this week for the first time since 2012

MENAMay 11, 2025
The GCC Ministerial Council called on Iraq to 'respect the sovereignty of the state of Kuwait'. AFP
GCC backs Kuwait in its maritime dispute with Iraq

Ministerial Council also asserts Kuwait and Saudi Arabia's sole right to Al Durra gas field, part of which is claimed by Iran

MENAMay 07, 2025
Boats moored at the port of Umm Qasr. Critics accuse Kuwait of seizing deepwater access, including parts of Umm Qasr. AP
Iraqis protest maritime deal with Kuwait as court delays ruling

Supreme Court postpones decision to June on whether to reinstate Khor Abdullah pact

MENAApril 30, 2025
Iraq's highest court will listen to a request to reinstate the Khor Abdullah deal with Kuwait. AFP
Controversy in Iraq as it moves to reinstate maritime deal with Kuwait

High court asked to reconsider Khor Abdullah deal it struck down in 2023

NewsApril 29, 2025
Former speaker Mohammed Al Halbousi at parliament in Baghdad. Forgery charges against him have been dropped by a court. AFP
Iraqi court drops forgery charges against former parliament speaker

Mohammed Al Halbousi was dismissed by Iraq's Federal Supreme Court in 2023

MENAApril 28, 2025
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, left, with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi, in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on April 23, 2025. AFP
French minister urges Kurdish inclusion in Syria’s future

Jean-Noel Barrot meets SDF commander Abdi during two-day Iraq visit focused on transition

MENAApril 24, 2025
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, right, welcomes French counterpart Jean-Noel Barrot in Baghdad. AFP
French Foreign Minister urges Iraq to avoid regional conflicts

Jean-Noel Barrot began a regional tour in Baghdad, where he seeks to strengthen ties

MENAApril 23, 2025
Louis Sako is the head of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic Church and an outspoken advocate for the country's Christians. AP
Iraq backs head of its Catholic church to succeed Pope Francis

Cardinal Louis Sako wins backing after pontiff's death begins process to appoint replacement

MENAApril 22, 2025
Mr Al Shara took part in a Sunni-led insurgency that plagued Iraq after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. AP
Iraqi MP seeks legal action against Syria's Al Shara over Al Qaeda past

Syrian leader took part in the insurgency that plagued Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003

MENAApril 21, 2025
Pope Francis at the Franso Hariri Stadium on March 7, 2021 in Erbil, Iraq. Getty Images
Iraq says it 'will never forget' Pope Francis's visit

He was the first pontiff to set foot in the country, making a historic visit in March 2021

MENAApril 21, 2025
Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara speaks at a national dialogue conference in Damascus in February. Photo: Sana
Iraqi MPs try to keep Syrian leader out of Arab Summit

Opposition growing to leader's visit next month over his past links to Al Qaeda in Iraq

MENAApril 20, 2025
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