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Islamic State

UN rights chief: 55,000 IS fighters and families should be tried or freed

States 'must assume responsibility for their nationals' and should not inflict statelessness on fighters' children who have already suffered so much, UN rights chief said on Monday
Human Rights
The objectification of refugees: We must not lose our humanity in search of a headline
Tanya Goudsouzian
Inside Iraq
US forces deny preparing to evacuate hundreds of contractors from Iraqi base
Iraq at War
Baghdad mosque bombing leaves at least seven dead, say police
Religion
New survey reveals drop-off in religiosity across Arab world, especially North Africa
Inside Iraq
I put down my rifle and opened a botox clinic
Inside Iraq
Basra: Protests erupt over corruption, unemployment and power cuts
Gulf Tensions
Kuwait's ruler in Baghdad amid rising Gulf tensions
Jeremy Corbyn
In defence of Jeremy Corbyn's brave and lonely stand on calls for war against Iran
Peter Oborne
Inside Iraq
US to allow Iraq to import Iranian energy for three more months amid fears of unrest
Media
Arabic press review: Yemenis protest against UAE control of southern airport
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Inside Iraq
Iraq fearful electricity failures could spark another long, hot summer of unrest
Recipes
32 Middle Eastern recipes you can make at home
Inside Iraq
New Zealand calls time on non-combat mission in Iraq
Diplomacy
New US ambassador meets with Iraqi foreign minister in Baghdad
Islamic State
Iraqi authorities to start identifying remains from mass IS graves
Inside Iraq
Baghdad's Green Zone to open '24 hours every day' from Eid
Refugees
He survived war and escaped to Greece. Now this Paralympian has eyes on gold
Islamic State
Syrian Kurds to release 800 women and children from crowded al-Hawl camp
Ramadan
In pictures: Muslims attend prayers on the Night of Power
Iran Tensions
ExxonMobil staff to return to work near Iraq border with Iran
Occupation
Gulf rulers would have Arabs believe Iran - and not Israel - is their enemy
Joseph Massad
Politics
What the latest secret government file tells us about UK Middle East policy
Mark Curtis