By John Lee. The Iraqi government has approved a proposal from the Basra Governorate to include four new water desalination projects in its development plans. The approved plants are: Shatt Al-Arab ...

By John Lee. The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) has announced the near-completion of the infrastructure phase of the Grand Al-Faw Port, with plans to soon select a global operator to develop ...

The British state has an evolved and sophisticated suite of powers and tools - but the shape of the threat has shifted ...

Iranian terrorist plots, and Iran's threat to break out towards deploying a nuclear weapon make likely new US-Israeli military action against Iran ...

This analysis argues that Washington and Tel Aviv consistently misread the ideological depth and structural entrenchment of ...

Trump’s strategy appears to be twofold: pressure Tehran to negotiate and pull Iraq into the Western orbit, countering China ...

The Turkish Defence Ministry on Sunday said five Turkish soldiers were killed due to exposure to a "high concentration of ...

Five Turkish soldiers have died after exposure to methane gas on Sunday while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by ...

The brutal fight against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq four decades ago shaped Tehran’s approach to the recent war and guides its ...

Iran remains 'obsessed' with building nuclear deterrent despite damage incurred from U.S. strikes last month, but suggests ...

Tens of thousands of pilgrims on Sunday to marked Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of ...

Three candidates appear to be in the running so far. One has a half-endorsement from the president but the state treasurer is the early favorite.