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Inside Iraq

'Go to Tehran': The inside story of how the US was sidelined in Iraq

For years Khamis al-Khanjar was Washington's preferred go-between when it needed to reach Iraq's Sunni tribes. Now a target of US sanctions, he says he is being punished at the behest of Saudi Arabia
Film
How I fell in and out of love with Middle East cinema
Coronavirus
Coronavirus in the Bronx: Why the poor never stood a chance
Islamophobia
The open wounds of Christchurch
Media
‘Religious operations’: How British propagandists used Islam to wage cultural Cold War
Africa
Can South Sudan's men of war lead the country to peace?
Prevent
The parents treated as terrorists for trying to save their son
Culture
Dead tyrants, foiled dreams and failed states: How Arab literature captures the spirit of the times
Inside Israel
'We are living by the sword': The regrets of an Israel founder's son
Religion
'The last generation': How occupation is driving Christians out of Palestine
Africa
Crossing the river: Black Mauritanians haunted by mass expulsion to Senegal
Khashoggi
Khashoggi, one year later: 'A promise not yet fulfilled'
Diplomacy
Six memorable Middle East moments from the UN General Assembly
Inside Turkey
Ergenekon: The bizarre case that shaped modern Turkey
Guantanamo
'I'm being punished': Guantanamo's 'most tortured detainee' still can't leave Mauritania
US Politics
Jimmy Aldaoud's death confirms worst fears about Trump's deportations
Religion
Hamza Yusuf and the struggle for the soul of western Islam
Iran Tensions
How Iranian MEK went from US terror list to halls of Congress
Inside Iran
Iran’s 1999 student protests: The hot summer that shook Tehran
US Politics
George Nader: How a convicted paedophile became key to an Emirati hook-up with Trump
Inside Libya
Abdul Hakim Belhaj: Why I rejected bin Laden’s invitation to join al-Qaeda
US Politics
Somali. Black. Muslim. Woman. Refugee. American: The making of Ilhan Omar
Sport
Manchester City, Abu Dhabi and the rise of English football's new order