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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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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, centre, oversees the agreement between Electricity Minister Ziad Ali Fadel, right, and George Pickart of GE Vernova, in Baghdad. AFP
Iraq signs 27,000MW electricity deals with US companies

Agreements for power plants and solar project 'part of strategic co-operation framework' with Washington, Baghdad says

MENAApril 10, 2025
Mina Aldroubi
A polling station in Baghdad's Sadr district during Iraq's parliamentary election in October 2021. EPA
Iraq to hold national parliamentary elections on November 11

Previous poll in 2021 was followed by year-long stalemate over formation of new government

MENAApril 09, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Iran-backed Iraqi militias may disarm and enter the political process as Tehran seeks US de-escalation ahead of potential nuclear talks. Reuters
Iran-backed factions in Iraq discuss future roles amid pressure to disarm

Sources tell The National several groups are ready to disarm and engage in a political process

MENAApril 07, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani, left, meets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani in Baghdad. AFP
AnalysisIraq’s outreach to Syria: Strategic shift or symbolic gesture?

Iraq has long sought stability along its western border, where ISIS remnants and drug-trafficking networks remain major security concerns

MENAApril 04, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces carry images of comrades killed in US air strikes in western Iraq, at a funeral procession in Baghdad. EPA
Iraq considers greater security role for PMF militia coalition

Bill proposing more power for the paramilitary Popular Mobilisation Forces passes first reading in parliament

MENAMarch 25, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Syrian police destroy seized Captagon pills at the headquarters of the fourth division in Damascus in February. EPA
Syria cracks down on smuggling with massive haul of seized Captagon pills

Country was a centre for producing and shipping Captagon, accounting for 80 per cent of global production

MENAMarch 23, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Burnt vehicles in Jableh after sectarian violence in Syria's coastal region. Reuters
University academic fired in Iraq for supporting the killings of Alawites in Syria

Lecturer at state-run Islamic Sciences College dismissed over comments on Facebook

MENAMarch 18, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Iraq struggles to meet the growing demand for electricity and relies on Iranian imports for a third of its needs. AFP
Turkey to double electricity exports to Iraq

Baghdad is seeking to offset imports from Iran amid US sanctions as summer looms

MENAMarch 16, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
The project reimagines the city’s lost heritage, transforming the functional architecture of doors into sculptural monuments engraved on both sides. Photo: Louis-Cyprien Rials
Postcard from MosulThe conceptual art project unlocking the past to heal present wounds

Three monumental doors reflect the coexistence of Muslims, Christians and Jewish communities that defined the city for centuries

MENAMarch 14, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Syrian security forces inspect vehicles at a checkpoint in Latakia after recent sectarian violence. AP
Militia targets Syrians in Iraq accused of supporting HTS crackdown

Iraqi leader orders new security team to pursue members of Ya Ali Popular Formations after attack on Syrians in bakery

NewsMarch 12, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
A man works on the cables of a private electricity generator provider in Baghdad's Sadr City district. AFP
Iraq accelerates projects to address expected electricity shortage after US sanctions

Washington has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighbouring Iran, bypassing the sanctions

NewsMarch 10, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
A man rides his motorcycle through a flooded street in Sadr City after heavy rain in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 7, 2025. AP
Heavy rain disrupts life in major Iraqi cities

Schools in several provinces were shut as severe flooding overwhelmed infrastructure across the country

MENAMarch 09, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Yazidi woman Ashwaq Haji, who was held by ISIS as a slave, holds portraits of victims from her village of Kocho near Sinjar, as she visits the Lalish temple, northern Iraq, in August 2018. AFP
Thousands of Yazidis still missing a decade after ISIS genocide

Extremists captured and enslaved thousands of women and girls from minority groups, mainly Yazidis, in 2014

MENAMarch 04, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
Syrian actor Lojain Ismail plays the title role in MBC Ramadan drama Moawiya. Photo: MBC
Ramadan TV series sparks controversy in parts of Arab world

Senior figure from Egypt’s highest religious authority urges viewers not to watch show

MENAMarch 04, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
The Iraqi parliament. AFP
Convict in Iraq’s ‘heist of the century’ pardoned under Amnesty Law

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

MENAMarch 04, 2025
Sinan Mahmoud
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