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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 October 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 April 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 February 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 July 2023
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Iran’s strategy for war with the US

25 February 2026

Tehran isn't likely to easily fold if/when Trump attacks. This means that the longer a military confrontation drags out, the more untenable Washington's position becomes.

Bilal Saab
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Deal or no deal? Iran's fate hangs in the balance amid US military buildup

26 February 2026

Iran says it is willing to make some concessions on its nuclear programme, but zero uranium enrichment is off the table

Con Coughlin
Pete Reynolds
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Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
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Renewables on track to redefine global energy

23 February 2026

Natural resources like solar, wind, and water are set to provide 36% of global electricity production this year. Even for sceptics like Donald Trump, the trends are unmistakable.

Mohammed Mansour
Gregori Saavedra
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Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

24 February 2026

Some point to his possible links to Mossad through his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, whose father was a known Israeli spy, and assert that he blackmailed powerful figures to exert influence

Al Majalla - London

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