2003 US invasion of Iraq

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Iraq
Society
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Basra mob attack exposes rapid decline of women's rights in Iraq

A viral video of a mob attacking a teenage girl in Basra lays bare the devastating decline of women's rights in Iraq over 30 turbulent years

Hadani Ditmars
13 January, 2026
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a ceremony marking the end of the UN political mission in Iraq (UNAMI), held at the Government Palace in Baghdad's Green Zone on December 13, 2025. [Getty]
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MENA
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Amid a divided legacy and uncertainty, Iraq ends UNAMI's mandate

Montadhar Naser
30 December, 2025
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Culture
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Bengal Tiger at Baghdad Zoo: Inside Iraq War's chaos and trauma

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

11 December, 2025
David Szalay holds his booker prize trophy
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World
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How is this year's Booker Prize winner connected to Iraq?

The New Arab Staff
11 November, 2025
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Iraq
MENA
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Iraqis mark former US VP Dick Cheney's death with bitter silence

Dana Taib Menmy
06 November, 2025
US Defense Secretary-designate Dick Cheney appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 14, 1989
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World
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Dick Cheney, architect of US-led 'War on Terror', dies at 84

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 November, 2025
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Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Documentary film Immortals captures Iraq's post-uprising despair

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

07 August, 2025
As an Iraqi, I know Trump's 'shock and awe' against Iran is yet another brutal chapter in the story of US empire
US-Iran
Voices

As an Iraqi, I know US war on Iran means 'Shock and Awe' déjà vu

Zahra Ali

Zahra Ali

23 June, 2025
Iraq nuclear plant
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq to build first nuclear training reactor with China

Dana Taib Menmy
03 June, 2025
Cinema of Empire: Warfare (2025) and How Art and Culture are Intrinsic to the Architecture of US Imperialism
Iraq War
Unfiltered

In Hollywood's Warfare, the only good Iraqi is IED cannon-fodder

Rida Jawad

Rida Jawad

13 May, 2025
Trump terminates John Bolton's security detail after taking office [Getty]
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World
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Trump calls John Bolton 'stupid', strips him of protection

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 January, 2025
Abu Ghraib
Iraq
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Abu Ghraib case casts spotlight on Iraq's private security firms

Shelly Kittleson
27 November, 2024
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2003 US invasion of Iraq
MENA
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Palestinian refugees in Iraq deprived of right to 'own taxis'

The New Arab Staff
15 November, 2024
Abu Ghraib [Getty]
Abu Ghraib
MENA
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US defence contractor found liable in torture at Abu Ghraib

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 November, 2024
exploring the historic sites of the old city of the Iraqi capital.
Iraq
Society
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A renewed interest in Iraq's heritage sparks hope for change

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

08 November, 2024
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Iraq
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Five years on: The legacy of Iraq's Tishreen protest movement

Hayder Al-Shakeri
28 October, 2024
To avoid sectarian chaos, Iraq must not lower child marriage age
Iraq
Perspectives

The debate on child marriage in Iraq and what's really at stake

Zahra Ali

Zahra Ali

10 September, 2024
The demise of Western journalism
Gaza War
Voices

The stain on Western media press vests is from the blood of Gaza

Myriam Francois

Myriam Francois

06 September, 2024
Abu Ghraib prison
Abu Ghraib
World
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Testimony links private contractor to Abu Ghraib abuses

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 April, 2024
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World
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Bob Graham, US senator who opposed Iraq invasion, dies at 87

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 April, 2024
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Iraq
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Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed: From refugee to the First Lady of Iraq

Tanya Goudsouzian

Tanya Goudsouzian

17 April, 2024