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Iraqi Turkmen flags hang along a street in Kirkuk's oil-rich, multi-ethnic northern city ahead of the May 12, 2018 parliamentary polls. SABAH ARAR / AFP

How Arabs and Kurds are sidelining Iraq's Turkmen community

Once part of the elite, the fortunes of the country's 'third nationality' have fallen. Politically sidelined for supporting Turkey, Iraq's Turkmen have had enough and are now starting to leave.

Rustum Mahmud 09, Oct 2024
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani (C-L) meets US President Joe Biden (C-R) at the White House to discuss economic opportunities in April 2024. AFP

Al Sudani's visit to Washington went well. Now for the hard bit…

The Iraqi PM and Joe Biden stuck to the script, emphasising economic opportunities. No one mentioned US troop withdrawal, but Baghdad's tense relations with Iraqi Kurds did come up.

Aqeel Abbas 21, Apr 2024
The history of Kurdish factions’ demands and tactics across four states is fascinating, not least for their relationships with the states in question. Andrei Cojocaru

After 100 years of armed struggle, what next for the Kurds?

The history of Kurdish factions' demands and tactics across four states is fascinating, not least for their relationships with the states in question.

Rustum Mahmud 13, Feb 2024
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces Delil Souleiman

Why adept Kurdish rule in Syria's northeast worries Ankara

Competent administration of the autonomous regions of north-east Syria has Ankara concerned about precedents the Kurds are setting for self-government

Rustum Mahmud 16, Jul 2023
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

With his Syria gamble, Trump opens a door

18 May 2025

Although he once deemed Syria unimportant, Trump now seems to realise how key it is to Arab states, whose cooperation he greatly values

Frederic C. Hof
Opinion

Will Trump's peace-through-prosperity blueprint for the region work?

15 May 2025

The US president sees commerce and economic cooperation as the best way to bring stability to a war-torn region. Time will tell if this blueprint will pay dividends.

Con Coughlin
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcoming US President Donald Trump (L) upon his arrival in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. BANDAR AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP
Politics

The strategic rationale for upgraded US-Saudi defence ties

17 May 2025

The drive for shared prosperity is dependent on security, which is why the Trump administration has made this the main focus of ties

Brian Katulis
People celebrate in Damascus' Omeyyad square after US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions in Syria, on May 13, 2025. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP
Business & Economy

Syria's long road to economic recovery can finally begin

15 May 2025

Trump has lifted US sanctions, offering Syria a "chance at greatness". Despite lingering hurdles, for the first time in a long time, there is an electric sense of hope in the country.

Joseph Daher
Former Libyan foreign minister, Mohammed al-Dairi AFP
Politics

Mohammed al-Dairi: Libyan state-building killed by corruption and division

07 May 2025

Libya's former foreign minister, based in the country's east, says political decisions are no longer Libyan, as he recalls several missed opportunities since 2011.

Johaina Khaldieh

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