Middle East round-up: Only one in 10 vote in Tunisian elections | News
Fears for democracy as barely anyone turns up for Tunisia’s elections, the World Cup has vacated the building, and Jordan’s…
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Gas cylinder explosion in Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah kills 15 people | News
The gas cylinder explosion caused a fire in a residential area, injuring dozens and destroying several houses and vehicles.The…
At least nine killed in gas tanker explosion in Baghdad | News
At least nine people killed and 13 injured after a gas tanker explodes in an accident in the Iraqi capital, say security…
What 24 hours of chaos in Iraq says about who controls the country
Muqtada al-Sadr, a fiery cleric who counts both Iran and the United States as his adversaries, withdrew from politics on Monday…
Iraq: What Shiite cleric’s ‘revolution’ means for its young democracy
In June, Moqtada al-Sadr, the firebrand Shiite cleric who years earlier had opposed the U.S. military presence in…
Frantic rescue effort under way at Iraq shrine hit by landslide | News
Operation continues to save people trapped under the rubble with at least four dead at the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine in…
Iraq: Protesters’ occupation of parliament has air of a celebration
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With mattresses strewn about, food trucked in, and protesters playacting as…
Two drones shot down above Iraq base housing US troops: Military | Middle…
The US’s C-RAM defence system shoots down the drones above the Ain al-Asad base in Iraq’s western desert, the Iraqi army…
UK stealth fighter jets on £3bn warship Queen Elizabeth to fight…
UK stealth fighter jets on board the £3 billion warship HMS Queen Elizabeth will join the fight against the remnants of Islamic…
Iraq veteran ‘nearly killed himself’ after Army…
A winner in Prince Harry’s Invictus Games nearly killed himself after being “betrayed” by the Army over compensation. Iraq…