Turkey launches second wave of airstrikes on PKK in Iraq
Turkish warplanes have bombed Kurdish camps in northern Iraq for a second…
Re-configuring the Middle East: IS and changing demographics
By James M. Dorsey The Syrian civil war and Iraqi sectarian…
Blast from the past: Iraq, division or détente?
By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD Lebanese President Camille Chamoun once stated in…
‘Islamic State’ blows up, drowns Iraqi hostages in newly released video
Brutal and inhumane method contradicts simplest basics of human rights and religion,…
‘Islamic State’ and the Popular Mobilisation militias’ confrontation in Ramadi
By Khaled Okasha Before dawn last Friday in Al-Anbar in Iraq, “Islamic…
Iran, GCC rift: Real threat for the Middle East?
With Iran and the GCC at loggerheads, though indirectly, on a variety…
Egypt, Jordan sign gas sector MoU: Petroleum ministry
Discussions held on expanding Iraqi gas pipelines to reach Egypt through Jordan…
EGPC to commence crude oil production in south Iraq by beginning of 2016: Chairman
1.1bn oil barrels of reserve for the “9” zone in Basra
Al-Azhar, Iraqi government dispute over ‘Shi’a militias’ violations’
Despite Egypt’s diplomatic support of Iraqi army against “Islamic State”, Sunni institution…
