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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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Damaged buildings at Iran's Parchin military base outside of Tehran, on October 27, 2024. AP
Iran in bind after Israel sticks to US-imposed strike limits, say diplomats

Weekend attack on Iran seen as a win-win for Israel and US, leaving Tehran with no good options

MENAOctober 27, 2024
Zayed Al Assad, a prominent activist in Iraq’s pro-reform protests that engulfed much of the country, stands in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, the heart of the protests in 2019. Photo: Zayed Al Assad
A story of missed opportunities five years on from mass protests in Iraq

The movement that once stirred hopes for change failed to break the grip of the political elite

MENAOctober 25, 2024
Excavations in Kirkuk province in northern Iraq reveal ancient structures and artefacts dating back to 4,000 years. Photo: The General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage
Excavation reveals 4,000-year-old settlement in Iraq’s Kirkuk

Mudbrick structures and artefacts believed to date back to the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE

MENAOctober 23, 2024
Supporters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party celebrate after polls close in the Kurdish region. Reuters
Iraq’s Kurdistan Democratic Party emerges victorious in Kurdish region parliamentary elections

Turnout for long-delayed vote at 72 per cent, election commission says

NewsOctober 21, 2024
A polling booth in the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq. Aymen Al Ameri / The National
Kurdish voters head to polls with cautious hope in parliamentary elections

Voters express desire for change and a better future

MENAOctober 20, 2024
Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis and Qassem Suleimani, commander of Iran's IRGC elite Quds Force, were referred to as 'terrorists' in an MBC report. AFP
Pro-Iran protesters storm office of Saudi TV channel MBC in Baghdad

Report on ’terrorism‘ in the region sparked anger among militia group supporters

MENAOctober 19, 2024
Election campaign posters in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The poll has been postponed several times due to disputes between the two main political parties. AFP
Iraqi Kurds prepare for elections amid political divisions and economic crisis

More than 1,190 candidates are vying for places in the 100-seat parliament, with three million people eligible to vote

MENAOctober 18, 2024
Head of Iranian Quds forces General Esmail Qaani (C) attends the funeral ceremony of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan in Tehran, Iran, 15 October 2024. EPA
Iran's Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani attends funeral of IRGC general killed in Beirut

Deputy head of elite unit had debunked reports of Mr Qaani being harmed in Israeli bombing of Beirut

MENAOctober 15, 2024
Supporters hold pictures of Nilforoushan and Nasrallah during the funeral in Karbala on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Funeral held in Iraq for IRGC general killed alongside Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Abbas Nilforoushan died in an Israeli air strike on Beirut

MENAOctober 14, 2024
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad on Sunday. AP
Iraq and Iran warn of full-fledged war without immediate ceasefires

Foreign ministers hold talks and call for end to Israeli aggression

MENAOctober 13, 2024
The official Saudi Press Agency posted photos of Abbas Araghchi and Crown Prince Mohammed sitting together on X. EPA
Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers urge end to Gaza and Lebanon wars

Abbas Araghchi is in Riyadh as the Middle East braces for Israeli retaliation against Tehran's ballistic missile barrage

MENAOctober 09, 2024
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli air strike on a crowded tent camp housing the displaced in Muwasi, in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2024. AP
'These scars will last for a very long time': How the Middle East changed in a year

The war in Gaza and Lebanon has changed the region's geopolitics and the lives of its people

MENAOctober 05, 2024
Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets following Iran's salvo of ballistic missiles on Tuesday night. Reuters
Middle East on brink as Israel threatens major retaliation for Iran's missile barrage

Israel promised revenge after some rockets breached its defences on Tuesday

MENAOctober 01, 2024
Protesters in Najaf, central Iraq, following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Reuters
Uncertainty over Nasrallah's burial place as supporters mourn

Reports suggest he will be buried within Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala

MENAOctober 01, 2024
Coalition soldiers at the K1 Airbase near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. AFP
Iraq and US announce plan to end anti-ISIS International Coalition mission

Partial withdrawal comes as Washington and Baghdad seek to redefine relations

NewsSeptember 27, 2024
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