The Tony Blair Story: A master of spin who, in the end, was largely lying to himself
Blair emerges from this impressively wide-ranging documentary brimming with charm yet blank behind the eyes
Iraq
Syria’s notorious open-air prison for thousands of suspected Isis detainees is now almost empty
Al Hol camp held tens of thousands of people accused of having Isis links
Life under Saddam Hussein: ‘A child being asked to bake a cake without flour or sugar was not absurd’
Hasan Hadi’s film The President’s Cake centres on a deceptively simple premise: every year, schoolchildren were selected to make offerings for Saddam’s birthday, an impossible burden
Trump issues warning as Maliki is nominated as Iraqi prime minister
Analysts warn Maliki nomination and US threats could destabilise Iraq amid regional tensions
Nael Bunni obituary: Engineer who became a leading expert in resolving construction industry disputes
Born in Iraq, he left Baghdad during Saddam Hussein’s regime after being asked to submit a false valuation for work
‘Every 10 years, US likes to pick up some crappy little country and throw it at the wall’
‘Every ten years, the US needs to pick some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall.’ This is at least part of the reason for the Venezuela operation
‘A black legal hole’: Europe criticised for leaving young citizens trapped in Syria
Western countries accused of washing their hands of their own citizens held in Syria
Global grub recipe: A stuffed dolma from Iraq for the whole family to enjoy
This is a traditional meal shared every Friday by the people of Mosul
Dick Cheney was the most influential and consequential US vice-president in living memory
The architect-in-chief of America’s ‘war on terror’ was later vilified for relentlessly hawkish foreign policy
‘It was a horrifying scene’: Fire in Iraqi shopping centre kills at least 69
Survivors climbed from the roof of the Corniche Hypermarket in al-Kut city with the help of rescue teams
Kurdish militants burn weapons in Iraq to start disarmament after decades of insurgency against Turkey
PKK decided to end its separatist struggle after public call to do so from its long-imprisoned leader
PKK to destroy weapons
Turkey, US and EU may lift designation as a terrorist group following destruction of arms
US is again betting that installing ‘our sonuvabitch’ will neutralise an adversary. It never does
Every 20 years the US and Israel attempt to remake the Middle East - always with catastrophic consequences
Two tribes: How Israel and Iran became enemies
The likelihood is that much of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain intact, and despite calls for regime change there is no sign of Iranians rising up
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices