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Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani. AP

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UK summit targets Kurdish people-smuggler bosses

BP back to the future at Kirkuk

Iraq considers greater security role for PMF militia coalition

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. AP

Beyond the HeadlinesDeal or war: What’s next for Iran’s nuclear programme?

Displaced children share a meal provided through a charity initiative at a displacement camp in Gedaref city in the east of war-torn Sudan. AFP

CommentThe UAE’s commitment to Sudan’s future remains strong

(FILES) Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh poses during a studio photo session in the capital Beirut, on December 20, 2021. Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh was arrested on September 3, 2024 after being questioned over alleged embezzlement, a judicial official told AFP. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP)

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A pendant tomb, made up of a head containing the burial tomb and a 'tail'. Photo: Donald Boyer

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A man walks among the antiques on display at the exhibition Treasures saved from Gaza – 5,000 years of history, at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. AFP

Gaza treasures on display in Paris trigger mixed emotions against a background of war

Tariffs and ghibli are words rooted in the Arabic language. Photo: AP and Sam Altman / OpenAI

Tracing the Arabic roots of trending words 'tariffs' and 'ghibli'

Iran is the main backer for several anti-American proxy militias throughout the Middle East. Reuters

CommentThe tremors of Trump's tariff earthquake are being felt in Tehran

When it reopened in 2014, Sanriku Railway trains were inscribed in Arabic with the words: 'We greatly appreciate the support from the State of Kuwait.' AP

Gulf Connections: Kuwait's gift to Japan's tsunami victims

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. AP

Beyond the HeadlinesDeal or war: What’s next for Iran’s nuclear programme?

Displaced children share a meal provided through a charity initiative at a displacement camp in Gedaref city in the east of war-torn Sudan. AFP

CommentThe UAE’s commitment to Sudan’s future remains strong

(FILES) Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh poses during a studio photo session in the capital Beirut, on December 20, 2021. Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh was arrested on September 3, 2024 after being questioned over alleged embezzlement, a judicial official told AFP. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP)

HSBC accused of turning blind eye to millions syphoned out of Banque du Liban

A pendant tomb, made up of a head containing the burial tomb and a 'tail'. Photo: Donald Boyer

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A man walks among the antiques on display at the exhibition Treasures saved from Gaza – 5,000 years of history, at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris. AFP

Gaza treasures on display in Paris trigger mixed emotions against a background of war

Tariffs and ghibli are words rooted in the Arabic language. Photo: AP and Sam Altman / OpenAI

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Iran is the main backer for several anti-American proxy militias throughout the Middle East. Reuters

CommentThe tremors of Trump's tariff earthquake are being felt in Tehran

When it reopened in 2014, Sanriku Railway trains were inscribed in Arabic with the words: 'We greatly appreciate the support from the State of Kuwait.' AP

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. AP

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Fighters linked to the Popular Mobilisation Forces carry images of a comrade killed in US air strikes in western Iraq. EPA

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Syrian police destroy seized Captagon pills at the headquarters of the fourth division in Damascus in February. EPA

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Burnt vehicles in Jableh after sectarian violence in Syria's coastal region. Reuters

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Investigation uncovers criminal network stretching from Iraqi Kurdistan to Caerphilly in Wales

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The Iraqi parliament. AFP

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Case centred on $2.5 billion being taken from Iraq's General Commission for Taxes

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BP signs deal with Iraq to invest in Kirkuk oilfields

CommentTurkish-Kurdish peace could transform the Middle East

Iraqi-born people smuggler who boasted of $2m crossings is jailed

BP's deal includes the Baba and Avanah domes of the Kirkuk oilfield and three adjacent fields – Bai Hassan, pictured, Jambur and Khabbaz. AFP

BP signs deal with Iraq to invest in Kirkuk oilfields

Agreement is for an initial phase and includes oil and gas production of more than three billion barrels of oil equivalent

CommentTurkish-Kurdish peace could transform the Middle East

Iraqi-born people smuggler who boasted of $2m crossings is jailed

Iraqi Kurdistan President urges PKK to disarm for peace

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