Iraq

Iraq: Revised 'sectarian' law that raised fears over child marriage passed without vote

MP says new Personal Status Law amendment no longer allows child marriage but concerns remain over impact of legislation

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who brought French far right into the mainstream, dies at 96

Syria after Assad

Israel’s attacks on Syria threaten regional stability and will ultimately backfire

Ali Bakir

Syria after Assad

Syria after Assad: Europe must play a constructive role or risk irrelevance

Barah Mikaïl

Syrians have flown the cage. We must not lose our freedom again

Marwa Al-Sabouni

Assad downfall: Is the Arab Spring back from the dead?

David Hearst

Syria after Assad: The winners for now are Turkey and the West

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

Syria's Sayyida Zeinab Shia shrine left unharmed, Iraqi fighters say

Inside the Iraqi factions’ decision to keep out of Syria

Iraqi Kurdistan journalists struggle against climate of impunity

Militants deliberately cause flood in Iraq's Anbar province

Lack of funding threatens aid response in Iraq's Anbar province

Iraqi air force accused of using barrel bombs in Fallujah

When nation-building goes wrong

Sunnis seek a say ahead of Iraq vote

Iraq closes notorious Abu Ghraib prison

Al-Nusra loses ground to rival on Syria-Iraq border, 86 dead

Violence kills 21 in Iraq

Iraqis in resort town face return to Anbar unrest

Displacement, violence likely cause of Iraq’s first polio case in 14 years

Murder trial opens in Iraq amid election-related violence