The Latest Breaking News from Iraq

Aircraft in Iraq and Syria have been deployed to intercept ‘any airborne attacks within range of our existing missions,’ the Ministry of Defence said.

Western leaders must do all they can to prevent an over-reaction from Netanyahu leading to all-out regional war

US defence official says action is part of ‘ironclad commitment to Israel’s security’, with UK’s Royal Air Force also involved in regional operations

US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk is understood to have made the request of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Iraq

Analysts say Iran faces pressure to respond to Israel assassinating a senior commander, but what are Tehran’s options?

How the ban on skin-lightening products in Ivory Coast has not stopped thousands of women from buying these creams. This as health officials warn of risks such as diabetes and hypertension. Also we head to the Anbar region in Iraq which is undergoing massive reconstruction after the collapse of the…

During an extraordinary career he revealed the inside track of the Thatcher era and the unfolding of the Iraq War

The Belfast academic offers vitally important lessons about government strategies, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, warning that few campaigns are a complete success

Learn about the March decline in OPEC's oil output and its impact on global oil market dynamics.

American players boost Iraqi basketball team owned by paramilitary group amid political complexities.

The American photojournalist on his new book, which brings together the US’s foreign wars and its divisions​ at home, with often disturbing results