2003 US invasion of Iraq

Iran
US-Israel war on Iran
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Iran: Even medieval rulers knew decapitation backfires

From medieval empires to Iran today, history shows killing rulers breeds chaos—so why does decapitation still drive Western Middle East policy?

Ibrahim al-Marashi and Tanya Goudsouzian
04 March, 2026
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Iraq
Society
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Basra mob attack exposes rapid decline of women's rights in Iraq

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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]
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Amid a divided legacy and uncertainty, Iraq ends UNAMI's mandate

Montadhar Naser
30 December, 2025
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Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

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
books
World
Live Story

How is this year's Booker Prize winner connected to Iraq?

The New Arab Staff
11 November, 2025
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Iraq
Interviews
Live Story

Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed: From refugee to the First Lady of Iraq

Tanya Goudsouzian

Tanya Goudsouzian

17 April, 2024
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World
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US Army is slashing thousands of posts in major revamp

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 February, 2024
Maysoon Pachachi on creating cinema against the odds
Iraq
Art
Interviews
Live Story

Maysoon Pachachi on creating cinema against the odds

The New Arab Staff

Isabella Silvers

27 October, 2023
2003 US invasion of Iraq
Perspectives

Despite a dark past, Iraq's football future shines bright

Saoud Khalaf

Saoud Khalaf

20 July, 2023
United States
Perspectives

US narrative on withdrawal from the Middle East is a fallacy

Burak Elmali

Burak Elmali

11 July, 2023
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Iraq's enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 June, 2023
Ruptured Domesticity: Mapping Spaces of Refuge in Iraq
Iraq
Art
Culture
Live Story

Ruptured Domesticity maps intimate memories of Iraqi refuge

Dalia Al Dujaili

Dalia Al-Dujaili

02 May, 2023
Double or nothing: Noor Ghazi and Arab-American identities
Arabs in America
Interviews
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Double or nothing: Noor Ghazi on Arab American identities

The New Arab Staff

Nazli Tarzi

28 April, 2023
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Iraq
In-depth
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The long, brutal history of enforced disappearances in Iraq

Paul Iddon
11 April, 2023
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Iraq War
In-depth
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Journalist Tareq Ayyoub's Iraq killing 20 years on

Nick McAlpin
10 April, 2023
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United States
Analysis
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What the Iraq war powers repeal means for US forces in MENA

Christopher Solomon
04 April, 2023
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Perspectives

Like Putin, Bush & Blair are overdue for ICC arrest warrants

Hannah

Hannah al-Khafaji

22 March, 2023
Analysis - Iraq Invasion Kurds 20 years
Iraqi Kurds
In-depth
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Iraqi Kurds recall broken promises 20 years after invasion

Dana Taib Menmy
21 March, 2023
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2003 US invasion of Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Iraqis say 'deluded' by democracy 20 years since invasion

Dana Taib Menmy
21 March, 2023
2003 US invasion of Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Former UN weapons inspectors decry Iraq invasion 20 years on

The New Arab Staff
20 March, 2023
2003 US invasion of Iraq
MENA
Live Story

Twenty years on, Iraqis seek to escape the shadow of war

The New Arab Staff
20 March, 2023