After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.
After a U.S. occupation, years of sectarian violence and a jihadist insurgency, Iraq has become an improbable haven of calm in the Middle East.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, recounts a harrowing story of cruelty, survival, U.S. diplomatic pressure and, finally, release from the grip of a group backed by Iran.
Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for key role after 9/11Dick Cheney, the former White House chief of staff, member of Congress, secretary of defense and US vice-president, has died, his family has said…
Cheney, who served under presidents from Nixon to George W Bush, will be remembered for key role after 9/11Dick Cheney, the divisive US vice-president under George W Bush who helped lead the country into a disastrous invasion of Iraq, died on Monday, h…
Trump’s 20-point plan is forcing Middle East rivals to set aside differences and collaborate after years of competitionMiddle East crisis – live updatesIf the war in Gaza had dramatic consequences across the Middle East, overturning long-held assumptio…
Decommissioning Hamas weapons seen as major stumbling block, with British diplomats advising on processA European and US-backed UN security council motion to give a planned international stabilisation force robust powers to control security inside Gaza…
Jared Kushner and Tony Blair’s neocolonial venture would be an incompatible transplant that would be rejected by the bodyOn my first day in Baghdad, after the mortar fire had subsided, I made my way to my office in the Republican Palace and set about t…
Jared Kushner and Tony Blair’s neocolonial venture would be an incompatible transplant that would be rejected by the bodyOn my first day in Baghdad, after the mortar fire had subsided, I made my way to my office in the Republican Palace and set about t…