View Without continued aid, the next migrant crisis will be people fleeing coronavirus not war ǀ View
Inspire Middle East How are the arts thriving in the Kurdish region of Iraq? Located in the Kuridsh region of Iraq, the city of Sulayaniyah is transforming a 60,000 square metre abandoned tobacco factory into a cultural hub where young artists can gather, to create. 14/02/2020
Inspire Middle East ‘Artefact detectives’ in Iraq aim to end the theft of their history A group of amateur ‘artefact detectives’ in Iraq are on a mission to return countless historical items taken from their country over the years. 10/01/2020
View Trump was right to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani ǀ View It is a sad reality that some in this world respond only to power. Qassem Soleimani was one of them. There comes a point in dealing with those like him when words fail and become worse than foolish. Missiles are then necessary. 08/01/2020
brussels bureau US-Iran: EU urges de-escalation and commitment to Iran nuclear deal The first weekly meeting this year of the EU's commissioners focusing on the developments in the Middle East. The EU's foreign policy chief still clinging onto the hope that they can keep Iran within the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal known as the JCPOA. 08/01/2020
View Iran was always going to retaliate for Soleimani’s death. It doesn’t mean it wants a war ǀ View It is possible that US withdrawal from the JCPOA is at the root of the escalating tensions between the two countries. After that, the region witnessed several attacks on American drones and other targets such as oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hurmuz. 08/01/2020
Iraq Trump says 'time has come' for Europe to quit Iran nuclear deal Trump said there were no American casualties in the Iranian missile strike and "only minimal damage was sustained." 08/01/2020
Iran Stampede kills at least 56 at Soleimani funeral procession in Kerman The stampede erupted at a funeral procession for the top Iranian general killed in a US airstrike last week, Iranian state tv reported. 06/01/2020
Iraq 'Honest mistake': Pentagon denies plans to withdraw troops from Iraq The U.S. has made no decision about withdrawing troops from Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday in response to a letter from a senior military officer that appeared to suggest a withdrawal was underway. The wording was an "honest mistake," he said. 06/01/2020
View What the killing of Iran's General Soleimani means for Europe ǀ View European calls for restraint will not be enough on their own, argues Thomas S Warrick 04/01/2020
Iraq 'Death to America': Thousands mourn Iranian general killed by US drone Iran has vowed retaliation for the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, but President Donald Trump says he ordered the strike to prevent a conflict. 04/01/2020
Iran Timeline: How the Iran crisis unfolded after Qassem Soleimani's murder Reaction to the killing of Iran military chief Qassem Soleimani has been flooding in. Here's a chronological recap. 03/01/2020
World Is US drone strike to kill Iranian general legal? The US say it is, and it's relatively straightforward. 03/01/2020
Iraq Reactions to US drone strike that killed Iran's top military official Flags, memes, fears and fury - the killing of the military chief is going to have reverberations for some time. 03/01/2020
USA Strike on Soleimani was carried out without approval from Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. strike that killed the commander of Iran's Quds Force "risks provoking further dangerous escalation of violence." 03/01/2020
Iran Who was Qassem Soleimani, the icon of Iranian defiance? Qassem Soleimani grew so close to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, that Khamenei officiated the wedding of the general’s daughter. 03/01/2020
Iran US assassinates Iran's most powerful general in targeted airstrike The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, could draw forceful Iranian retaliation. 03/01/2020
Iraq Trump sends more troops to Middle East after US Embassy stormed The increase is in addition to 14,000 American soldiers sent into the region since May. 31/12/2019
no comment Special Christmas delivery for US troops in Syria Troops taking part in 'Holiday Express' transported stockings stuffed with gifts to five bases in the country's east. A military band also travelled by helicopter, playing Christmas carols as the troops received their presents. 24/12/2019
Iraq More than 20 people killed in attack on protesters in Baghdad The attack came mere hours after the United States moved against three Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders, slapping financial sanctions on them over deadly attacks against protesters. 07/12/2019
Iraq Iraq's PM says he will quit as deadly protests escalate Iraq's PM says he will quit as deadly protests escalate 29/11/2019
The Cube #IraqiSodaChallenge highlights horrific protester injuries A new hashtag is encouraging Twitter users to share pictures of themselves holding a can of soda to their head, highlighting the horrific injuries sustained by Iraqi protesters. 29/11/2019
Iraq Curfew imposed as Iraq protesters torch Iranian consulate Protests in Iraq escalated overnight when the Iranian consulate was torched in the city of Najaf, prompting an urgent curfew 28/11/2019
Iraq Pence tries to reassure Kurdish allies in surprise Iraq visit Pence, joined on the trip by his wife, Karen, greeted U.S. troops ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and served turkey to hundreds of them. 23/11/2019
no comment Iraqi security forces clash with anti-government protesters in Baghdad Protesters ran away as live ammunition, tear gas canisters and stun grenades were fired towards them. 10/11/2019
no comment Iraqi security forces break up protests in Battle of the Bridges Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse protesters in central Baghdad on Wednesday (November 6) as the biggest wave of anti-government demonstrations in decades spread out across the capital. 06/11/2019
no comment Iraqi students take to the streets in anti-government protests Southern Iraq students march as a procession of mock coffins is paraded in Baghdad's Tahrir Square. 03/11/2019
