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Multiple reconstruction projects underway across the city are being funded by the UN, EU, US, but the UN estimated it could take 10 years to clear Mosul of landmines and corpses lie under many streets. Al Majalla_Shelly Kittleson

Mosul on the mend six years after IS fall

Multiple reconstruction projects underway across the city are being funded by the UN, EU, US, but the UN estimated it could take 10 years to clear Mosul of landmines and corpses lie under many streets

Shelly Kittleson 28 June 2023
'Museum room' in Popular Mobilisation Units base in Karbala, Iraq. December 21, 2022. Shelly Kittleson

Iraq militias churn out threats but little violence, for now

These threats have come from Iran-led 'resistance' factions, as well as self-declared but previously unknown shadowy "brigades" making their Telegram debuts.

Shelly Kittleson 12 June 2023

Washington keeps watchful eye as PMF consolidates dominance in Iraq

Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker reviews the growing power of the Iran-backed militia in Iraq under Al Sudani's tenure and how it could backfire on him.

David Schenker 08 June 2023
A visitor at the Mahkmour refugees camp in Arbil, northern Iraq, look at photographs on October 29, 2009 of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerillas killed during fighting at a memorial center built in their honour. AFP

Pipelines and PKK: Iraq and Turkey step up cooperation

Iraq and Turkey share an extremely important strategic relationship, but multiple unresolved issues continue to create friction between the two

Shelly Kittleson 30 May 2023
In an interview with Iraqi writer, poet, and translator Younis Tawfik, he talks about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works. Oriana Fenwick

Iraqi writer Younis Tawfik: Italian is my language and my homeland

A discussion about migrant literature, writing and translating in Italian, and the effect of his best-known works

Youssouf Waqqas 27 May 2023
Iraqi woman from the Yazidi community, poses for a picture on April 19, 2023 while holding photos of other family members kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) group. AFP

Despite defeat, Syrians and Iraqis live in fear of IS resurgence

Though attacks have become more sporadic, local populations in some areas of both Iraq and Syria continue to feel threatened by the group

Shelly Kittleson 01 May 2023
In a chat with Al Majalla, former Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari details the run-up and aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq and its impact on the the Kurdish quest for legitimacy. Barbara Gibson

The Kurds of Iraq and their painstaking quest for legitimacy

In a chat with Al Majalla, former Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari details the run-up and aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq and its impact on the the Kurdish quest for legitimacy

Rustum Mahmud 27 April 2023
Six months after Iraq formed a new government, Iraqis have mixed views on al-Sudani's performance. AFP

How has Iraq’s pragmatic premier choice panned out?

Six months after Iraq formed a new government, Iraqis have mixed views on al-Sudani's performance

Shelly Kittleson 23 April 2023
Bolton, one of the architects of the Iraq war, says by removing Saddam from power, the threat of Iraqi WMD was eliminated in perpetuity. AFP

John Bolton: No regrets over Saddam removal

20 years after the US invasion of Iraq, the Washington veteran says by removing Saddam from power, the threat of Iraqi WMD was eliminated in perpetuity

Con Coughlin 19 April 2023
Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Mohamed Al-Halbousi chairs the session after parliament gives confidence vote to Cabinet led by Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in Baghdad, Iraq on October 27, 2022. Getty Images

How Iraq’s electoral law favours the political establishment

How the complex Sainte-Laguë method is used to count votes and why Iraqis say its unfair

Salam Zaidan 15 April 2023
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
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Networked Middle East security

22 August 2026

The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it

Bilal Saab
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
Axel Rangel Garcia
Science & Technology

How QR codes are reshaping the future of commerce

28 August 2026

The barcode has been the language of retail for more than half a century. Now, two-dimensional codes are giving products a new digital identity

Mohammed Mansour
Motorists drive past a billboard in Tehran depicting Trump drowning in the Strait of Hormuz on 24 August 2026. AFP
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The US is learning the wrong lessons in Iran

25 August 2026

Tactical excellence can never salvage strategic incompetence

Bret Devereaux
Axel Rangel Garcia
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The artist who used land to capture Palestinian identity

27 August 2026

Sliman Mansour, the renowned Palestinian painter who used clay from his land to make his works after deciding to boycott art materials produced by Israel, has died at the age of 79

Farouk Yousif

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