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The Re-Americanization of the Middle East

The Trump administration is playing a key role in winding down conflicts throughout the Middle East. However, high-level ...
The General Directorate of Assyrian Education, headquartered in Baghdad, oversees Assyrian-language education across Iraq ...
Iraq is embarking on a likely months-long process of government formation after its national election. Sunni and Kurdish ...
In late October, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced the unilateral withdrawal of its fighters from Turkey to ...
Of Iraq’s 46 million people, just over 12 million cast ballots, producing a nationwide turnout of 56.11%, one of the highest ...
This Iranian influence is not limited to Baghdad but extends into northern Iraq through Kurdish groups who originally came from Iran, particularly from the city of Mahabad under the leadership of ...
Iraqi election officials announced the preliminary results of Iraq’s parliamentary elections Wednesday, showing continued ...
On November 11, Iraqis voted in the country’s sixth parliamentary election since 2006. More than 30 million people were ...
Once final results are confirmed, lawmakers are set to begin negotiations to nominate the prime minister — an often ...
Large parts of Syria were once overrun by the terrorist group Islamic State. The country’s new government has just committed ...
Iraq is caught in a power struggle between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next ...
Iraqis voted for a new parliament Tuesday, with an unexpectedly high turnout of more than 55 percent, at a pivotal time for ...