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Iraqi painter and sculptor Dia al-Azzawi

Dia Azzawi’s latest murals mourn the ruin of Arab cities

Iraqi sculptor's epic wall-mounted installations evoke the destruction of Aleppo and Mosul, displayed in Beirut in the shadow of ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Mohamed abi Samra 11 October 2025
An Iraqi man and children hold Iranian flags as people march during celebrations to mark the ceasefire between Israel and Iran in the southern city of Basra on June 24, 2025. HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP

Iraq's US-Iran balancing act faces crunch time

Baghdad wants good relations with Washington, but its ties with Tehran run deep. Under increased pressure, it may have to pick a side once and for all.

Ayad Al-Anbar 07 August 2025
Sara Padovan

Changing Baghdad’s locks: US pressure key to breaking Iran’s grip

Is Iraq finally stepping out from under Iran's shadow? Al Majalla covers the story from different angles and perspectives.

Al Majalla - London 04 August 2025
Nesma Moharam

Why escaping Iran's grip is harder for Iraq

A pressure campaign by Washington to curb Tehran's influence over Baghdad seems to be yielding results, but any moves to disarm Iran-allied militias could stoke serious violence

Robert Ford 04 August 2025
Sara Padovan

Iran's weakened hand in Iraq shows US pressure is working

Washington's long-term strategy to unshackle Iraq from Iranian influence is yielding results. Having pulled a potent mix of financial and military levers, the militias have been eerily quiet of late.

Al Majalla - London 04 August 2025
An Iraqi fisherman casts his net in the Euphrates River, which passes through the city of Nasiriyah the capital of the Iraqi Dhi Qar Governorate on January 2, 2024. Asaad Niazi / AFP

Nasiriyah and Iraq’s rural-urban divide

It is no easy task to write about a wound that has yet to heal. In Nasiriyah and the Reed Hut, published by Al-Masar Publishing House, Ahmed Abdul Sattar reopens this wound

Marwan Yassin Al Dulaimi 30 July 2025
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi Al Majalla / Nour Ayoub

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on why he returned to Iraq

Intelligence chief and then prime minister, he left Iraq after threats and an assassination attempt from Iranian-backed militias. Now that he is back, he tells Al Majalla what he has planned.

Ibrahim Hamidi 09 April 2025
A PMF member holds a picture of Iran's late and current supreme leaders Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R) and Ali Khamenei to mark annual Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations in Baghdad on April 5, 2024. MURTAJA LATEEF / AFP

Iraq moves to give PMF greater role in state security

The US wants this huge Iran-aligned group to disband, but with 240,000 personnel, an arsenal of weapons, and a $3.4bn annual budget, the PMF is closer to becoming an integral part of the Iraqi state

Ayad Al-Anbar 03 April 2025
A broken statue of Hafez al-Assad lies outside the Ba'ath Party offices in Damascus. AFP

The Ba’ath fall in Syria and Iraq: Similarities and differences

The Ba'ath movement was a big part of the Arab world for almost 80 years. Its demise in Iraq after 35 years in power—and in Syria just recently—comes with important lessons.

Wahid Abdel Maguid 13 January 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Will Trump withdraw US troops from Iraq and Syria?

While Trump's rhetoric doesn't always match his actions, there are more signs than not that the US will draw down its forces in the region, leaving room for other actors to step in

Caroline Rose 11 January 2025
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The flaw in Trump’s 'dealmaking' Middle East peace plan

16 October 2025

Rushed deals and a disregard for root problems provide a flimsy foundation for sustainable peace  

Abdullah F. Alrebh
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The fight for resources could determine who 'wins' the war in Sudan

17 October 2025

The army and the RSF rely on the assets at their disposal to sustain governance and fund their war efforts, while trying to win over the international community by seizing larger swathes of Sudan

Sharif Mohammad
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa hold a meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on October 15, 2025. Alexander Zemlianichenko / AFP
Politics

Unpacking Sharaa's diplomatic overture to Putin

16 October 2025

In Moscow, Syria's new president said he wants to restore and redefine relations with Russia—a former foe. But is this a genuine olive branch or a message to Washington?

Samer Elias
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael parades with the Israeli flag during the dress rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 16, 2025. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
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Cultural boycotts: the double standards that expose Western hypocrisy

16 October 2025

The international community's contradictory responses to Ukraine and Gaza lay bare the farce of a supposed rules-based global order

Sawsan Jamil Hasan
Opinion

Gaza truce rests on Trump's ability to restrain Netanyahu

16 October 2025

The Israeli premier's uncompromising attitude threatens the fragile ceasefire that the US president has worked so hard to secure

Con Coughlin

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