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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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Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, was the first to fall into the hands of ISIS during their blitz in mid-2014. Photo: Abdul-Sattar Abdul-Jabar Sultan
Postcard from MosulLibrary on wheels: A professor's journey to reignite passion for reading

From a city rebuilt after the devastation of war, an academic heads out on the road to deliver books and hope for a brighter future

MENADecember 27, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Crime scene investigators remove human remains from a mass grave in Al Muthana province, believed to be those of Kurds killed in a Saddam Hussein government crackdown on the group in 1987-1988. Photo: Iraqi President Office
Iraq unearths remains of Kurds in Saddam Hussein-era mass grave

Women and children among unknown number of dead buried at site in Al Muthana province

NewsDecember 23, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi, third from left, meets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday. @OmanNewsAgency
Iraq and Oman deepen ties in 'historic' diplomatic visit

Both countries also shared aspirations for regional peace and prosperity amid broader challenges facing the Middle East

MENADecember 22, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
A Syrian soldier searches through documents outside the Mezzeh airbase, near Damascus, after rebels ousted president Bashar Al Assad. EPA
Iraq sends Syrian soldiers who fled rebel offensive back to their country

More than 2,000 Syrian soldiers crossed to Iraq with their weapons and equipment as rebels toppled Al Assad's regime

NewsDecember 19, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says his country must guard against attack, as rebels pressed a shock offensive in neighbouring Syria. AFP
ISIS reorganising its ranks in Syria, warns Iraq

The group was declared territorially defeated in 2017

NewsDecember 19, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani makes a speech at the ceremony marking the anniversary of the defeat of ISIS, in Baghdad on Tuesday. AFP
Victory Day: Iraq marks defeat of ISIS but security concerns are rising

Fuelled by fears of the terrorists' re-emerging in Iraq, Baghdad is monitoring events in Syria

NewsDecember 10, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Al Jalali meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi in Damascus. Reuters
A technocrat in turbulence: Syria’s Prime Minister looks to help country move on from Assad

Syria’s rebel forces led by Hayat Tahrir Al Sham toppled decades-old Baath Party regime led by President Bashar Al Assad

NewsDecember 08, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, centre, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Bassam Sabbagh during a press conference after a meeting in Baghdad on Friday. AFP
Iraq grapples with the fallout from Syria’s escalating war

Removal of Bashar Al Assad raises fears in Baghdad of instability across the western border and a spillover of sectarian violence

NewsDecember 07, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Members of a joint force standing guard at the Iraqi-Syrian border on December 5. AFP
Iraq hosts meeting with Iran and Syria as rebels keep up advance

Anti-Assad militants have captured the cities of Aleppo and Hama and are advancing to other areas

NewsDecember 06, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has addressed parliament on government measures amid the escalating conflict in Syria and regional developments. EPA
Iraqi Prime Minister appears before parliament amid rising regional tension

Mohammed Shia Al Sudani voices concern over the unfolding events in Syria in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

MENADecember 04, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
An anti-government fighter stands in the cockpit of a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kuweires military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 1. AFP
Middle East braces for Syria chaos as shock rebel offensive continues

A surprise opposition campaign raises questions about the stability of the Assad government

MENADecember 01, 2024
Thomas Helm
Iraqi entrepreneur Jaber Abdul-Azeez Hussein, left, examines date seeds during the process of making date seed coffee. Photo: Jaber Abdul-Azeez Hussein
Postcard from KirkukHow date seed coffee is changing Iraq’s beverage scene

An entrepreneur is transforming date seeds into a sustainable, caffeine-free brew that honours the country’s rich heritage

MENANovember 29, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
An explosion on the MV Tutor in the Red Sea in June. The Houthis have warned of more attacks on ships linked to Israel. Reuters
Houthis and Iraqi militias warn of more attacks on Israel despite Lebanon ceasefire

Houthi leader Abdul-Malik Al Houthi says 'it is important to build on what was achieved on the Lebanese front'

MENANovember 28, 2024
Amr Mostafa
Drilling in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Baghdad and Kurdistan have failed to agree on how to resume oil exports but could do so soon. Photo: Taqa
Iraqi MPs survey revised budget aimed at reimbursing Kurdish oil losses

Move could lead to resumption of oil exports from Kurdistan and an end to long-running row

NewsNovember 26, 2024
Sinan Mahmoud
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
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