Slovenia Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border. 25/02/2021
brussels bureau NATO to increase training in Iraq but delays decision on Afghanistan With a May 1st deadline looming, defence ministers from the NATO military alliance have chosen to delay a decision on whether to withdraw forces from Afghanistan. 18/02/2021
Iraq US 'outraged' by deadly rocket attack near base in Iraq At least one person was killed and several others were injured including an American service member, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. 16/02/2021
Turkey Turkish troops find bodies of 13 citizens in cave in northern Iraq Turkey says the 13 people, whose names have not been revealed, had been abducted by militants and taken to a cave complex in Iraq. 14/02/2021
no comment Watch: In Mecca, pilgrims return to Islam's holiest site A very small number of people circled the Kaaba in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months. 04/10/2020
Iraq Forty years after the war, how are Iranian and Iraqi relations? Tehran now wields considerable political and economic influence in neighbouring Iraq with some Iraqis deploring that their country was "handed over to Iran". 22/09/2020
Iraq US and Spain hand over base to Iraq as allied retreat continues On Friday the Iraqi military said four rockets had been fired at Basmaya base but no casualties were reported. 25/07/2020
Inspire Middle East How is science building Iraq’s former glory, and the minds of young Saudis? The Middle East and North Africa’s contribution to global science and engineering publications was only about two percent in 2013 according to a Harvard funded study. 24/07/2020
Inspire Middle East How are translations between English and Arabic helping to tackle misinformation? Iraqi students from the University of Mosul are on a mission to share English content with their peers in Arabic. 10/04/2020
View Without continued aid, the next migrant crisis will be people fleeing coronavirus not war ǀ View 31/03/2020
Inspire Middle East How are local bookshops helping to revive Iraq’s literary community? Despite years of war, censorship and dictatorships in Iraq, authors and intellectuals have determinedly gathered to exchange ideas and share their experiences. 20/03/2020
