Iraq

  • Oct 5, 2021
  • 7 min read

Struggling Mideast states will call on Arab identity

Although the dream of Arab unity has been dead for decades, it still influences regional politics

Middle East
  • Oct 5, 2021
  • 2 min read

Low Iraqi election turnout may benefit pro-Iranians

Despite high-level calls for participation, few expect real change from the upcoming polls

Iraq
  • Sep 27, 2021
  • 2 min read

Iraqi Israel row may help Iran, hurt Sunnis in polls

A conference in Erbil demanded that Iraq join the ‘Abraham Accords’ to normalise Israel ties

Iraq
  • Sep 24, 2021
  • 2 min read

Jordanian-Iraqi diplomatic links will trump energy

Amman and Baghdad are working together closely on regional issues

Jordan
  • Sep 22, 2021
  • 2 min read

Iraqi political forces gear up for post-poll deals

Factional manoeuvring, both licit and illicit, is in full swing ahead of the October 10 parliamentary election

Iraq
  • Sep 16, 2021
  • 2 min read

Militias will court popularity ahead of Iraqi polls

Iran-backed forces have reinstated 30,000 members who had been sacked, just weeks before the October 10 election

Iraq
  • Sep 13, 2021
  • 2 min read

Iraq’s prime minister will placate Iran ahead of polls

The Iraqi premier has paid a high-profile visit to Tehran, announcing several deals

Iraq
  • Sep 10, 2021
  • 2 min read

Iranian Kurds in Iraq may face further pressure

Tehran has bombed the northern Iraqi bases of Iranian Kurdish rebel groups

Iraq