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Sinan Mahmoud

Sinan Mahmoud

Correspondent
Baghdad, Iraq
Sinan is a native of Iraq and he has covered Iraq for more than 18 years. He has previously worked for the Associated Press as a senior Iraq correspondent, covering economy, security, politics and daily life. As a freelance reporter, he also wrote for many Arabic and western publications, including The National. He holds a BA in English Translation from College of Arts, Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq.
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Protesters shout slogans during an anti-government demonstration against the provision of jobs and the alleged government corruption, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad in 2019. Reuters
Mastermind of Iraq’s 'heist of the century' sentenced to 10 years in jail

Noor Zuhair Jassim remains at large after scheme that plundered $2.5 billion from government funds

NewsNovember 25, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Iraq held the nationwide census last week after it was delayed several times. AFP
Iraq census shows population has passed 45 million

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani hails project as 'great national achievement'

NewsNovember 25, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Team members from Iraq's Planning Ministry carrying out the national census in Kirkuk. Reuters
Iraq launches first national census in nearly four decades

Security authorities have imposed a two-day curfew to enable the count to be carried out

MENANovember 20, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
An Iraqi family listen to questions asked by government officials conducting a census in 1997. Reuters
Counting a nation: Iraq's first census in 37 years leads to hope and unease

Officials say the exercise will help build a roadmap for economic growth

MENANovember 19, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Al Nuri Mosque in Mosul, destroyed by ISIS, has been rebuilt with assistance from the UAE. Getty Images
ExclusiveRestored Al Nuri Mosque minaret brings hope to war-weary Mosul

Symbolic landmark was blown up by ISIS in 2017

MENANovember 14, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani meets with the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani. Photo: Prime Minister of Iraq's Office
Iraq PM Sudani visits Kurdish region for talks on oil and government formation

Natural resources and government formation process among issues on the table

MENANovember 13, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
A pipeline at Tawke oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan. Reuters
Iraqi government greenlights compensation mechanism for oil produced in Kurdistan Region

The move could ease the long-running oil dispute between the governments of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region

MENANovember 05, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Shiite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani met Mohammed Al Hassan of Oman, representing the UN, in Najaf. AFP
Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah calls for corruption-free rule as PM marks two years in office

During meeting with UN representative, Shiite cleric condemns international community for failing to stop 'horrific aggression' by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon

MENANovember 04, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
People wade in flood water on a street after heavy rain in Iraq's central holy shrine city of Najaf, last year. AFP
Heavy rain in Iraq brings major cities to a standstill

Schools and offices were shut as severe flooding overwhelmed infrastructure across the country

MENANovember 03, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
A team from the Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture scans books in a village north of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdish region. Aymen Al Ameri / The National
Postcard from ErbilThe four-wheel drive to save Kurdish heritage

Loaded with cutting-edge equipment, a van criss-crosses Iraq's Kurdistan region to preserve historic treasures in a digital archive

MENANovember 01, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Captagon tablets seized in Syria in 2022 by fighters from the Hayat Tahrir Al Sham rebel group. AFP
Syria seizes Captagon intended for Iraq in rare narcotics raid

Pro-Iranian militias are interlinked with the booming trade

MENAOctober 31, 2024
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Parliament ended the membership of Mohammed Al Halbousi, the former speaker, in November last year. AFP
Iraq’s Parliament ends almost a year of political impasse by electing speaker

Session was held amid deep political rifts among Sunni parties

MENAOctober 31, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Damaged buildings at Iran's Parchin military base outside of Tehran, on October 27, 2024. AP
Iran in bind after Israel sticks to US-imposed strike limits, say diplomats

Weekend attack on Iran seen as a win-win for Israel and US, leaving Tehran with no good options

MENAOctober 27, 2024
Khaled Yacoub Oweis
Zayed Al Assad, a prominent activist in Iraq’s pro-reform protests that engulfed much of the country, stands in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, the heart of the protests in 2019. Photo: Zayed Al Assad
A story of missed opportunities five years on from mass protests in Iraq

The movement that once stirred hopes for change failed to break the grip of the political elite

MENAOctober 25, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Excavations in Kirkuk province in northern Iraq reveal ancient structures and artefacts dating back to 4,000 years. Photo: The General Authority for Antiquities and Heritage
Excavation reveals 4,000-year-old settlement in Iraq’s Kirkuk

Mudbrick structures and artefacts believed to date back to the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE

MENAOctober 23, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
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