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Sinan Mahmoud

Sinan Mahmoud

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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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Alia Nassif Jassim, left, and Ashwaq Salim Hassan were convicted by an anti-corruption court in Baghdad. Photo: Iraqi News Agency
Two female Iraqi MPs jailed for seven years by corruption court

Two women among dozens of government officials and politicians detained in June raids

MENASeptember 23, 2026
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga take part in a gathering to urge people to vote in an independence referendum in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region. AFP
Iraq’s Kurdistan Region unifies Peshmerga forces under single command

Move meets key US demand for continued military aid for Kurds

MENASeptember 21, 2026
The First Iraqi Bank's growth has increasingly been driven by one of the simplest digital tools: QR payment. Photo: FIB
How Iraq’s first digital bank is reshaping cash-driven economy

First Iraqi Bank's founder says it has attracted 1.3 million customers as younger generation drives use of online financial services

MENASeptember 20, 2026
Drug trafficking has surged in Iraq, posing a challenge for the country's security forces. Photo: @INIS_IQ / X
Senior police officer wounded in clashes with suspected drug dealers in Iraq

Interior Ministry says 1kg of crystal meth, a Kalashnikov rifle, ammunition and grenades seized

MENASeptember 20, 2026
Baghdad and other Iraqi cities face congestion and a shortage of housing because of poor planning and corruption. AFP
Special reportKilling of Baghdad police commander lays bare Iraq’s housing crisis

Shooting underlines need for affordable homes in market dominated by mafias with political or militia ties

MENASeptember 15, 2026
A Mahan Air jet landing in Hodeidah from Tehran on July 3 and Abdul Reza Shahlai, named by the US as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in 2011. Photos: NCRI / AFP
ExclusiveShadow Man, IRGC flight and a secret meeting: Iran’s hand in Houthi offensive

Advance potentially extends Tehran's pressure on shipping in Strait of Hormuz to Bab Al Mandeb

MENASeptember 14, 2026
A plant at the Zubair oilfield in Basra, a province that is home to the majority of Iraq's crude reserves. Reuters
Iraq investigates deadly ammonia gas leak at Basra factory

Health Ministry says more than 20 patients remain in hospital, with one in critical condition

MENASeptember 14, 2026
A satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC of an infrastructure site after it was damaged by fire south-east of Madinah along the general route of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. AFP
Simultaneous attacks by Iran-backed groups point to renewed proxy alignment

Attacks may represent dangerous escalation of strikes from two separate fronts

MENASeptember 12, 2026
A neglected house in Basra is being turned into cultural centre and literary museum to commemorate Badr Shakir Al Sayyab. The National
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In Iraq's south, a poet's childhood home becomes a bridge to a disappearing past

Once neglected house in southern Iraq is being turned into cultural centre and literary museum to commemorate Badr Shakir Al Sayyab, father of modern Arabic poetry

MENASeptember 11, 2026
Iraqi soldiers during a military parade in Baghdad. Reuters
Iraq to get new air defence systems as coalition mission ends

Baghdad has operated a limited number of air defence assets since 2003 but lacked ability to act independently

MENASeptember 10, 2026
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

MENASeptember 08, 2026
Remarks by Hadi Al Amiri, head of the Badr Organisation, have led to a legal complaint and calls for an investigation. Getty Images
Iraqi militia leader pressed to explain 2019 mass killing of protesters

Comments by Hadi Al Amiri that militias confronted 2019 pro-reform protests spark outrage

MENASeptember 03, 2026
An Iraqi military helicopter landing near the Al Qaim crossing in November 2018 as US-backed forces battled ISIS across the border in Syria. AFP
US approves $800 million helicopter sale to Iraq

Bell 412EPX and 407M helicopters would boost Iraqi transport and targeting capabilities

MENASeptember 01, 2026
Syrian security forces stand guard along the fence of Al Hol camp in January. AFP
Iraq to put thousands of ISIS suspects transferred from Syria on trial

Authorities complete interrogations, with six suspects to face charges over Yazidi crimes

MENASeptember 01, 2026
Shelly Kittleson in Baghdad, where she was kidnapped on March 31 by Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah before being released a week later. AFP
Iraqi court sentences militiaman to 15 years for kidnapping US journalist

Two other men given same sentence for involvement in rocket attacks on diplomatic missions in Baghdad's Green Zone

MENAAugust 31, 2026
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