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Analysis: With Turkish and Iranian violations of Iraq's sovereignty, and suspicion from Gulf states towards the country's new prime minister, domestic instability looks set to continue in 2023.
Analysis: Amid US disengagement from the Middle East, France is seeking to increase its clout in Iraq.
Nizar Hanna Nasri sits atop an empire spanning pharmaceuticals, liquor imports, and real estate developments. But his success was built on a far less visible foundation: A globe-spanning trade in black-market cigarettes.
Analysis: Recent airstrikes have returned a spotlight on America's role in northeastern Syria, but Washington's military goals in the country are the subject of much debate and its plans for the future remain unclear.
In-depth: The identification of the Taksim bombing attacker as a Syrian national has exacerbated anti-refugee sentiment in Turkey, as politicians and influential media figures call for their immediate deportation.
Analysis: Ties between the two nations are at breaking point, with Tehran managing in three years to destroy three decades of friendly relations with Kyiv.
Analysis: From domestic politics to military operations abroad, the deadly bomb attack could have wide-ranging repercussions.
With the help of Saddam Hussein’s son, Waheb Tabra made a fortune smuggling cigarettes in the 1990s. Since the U.S. invasion, he has become a symbol of Iraq's corruption while dealing with everyone from top politicians to the Islamic State.
Analysis: With an explicit rejection of the region's normalisation trend, the new Iraqi law criminalising relations with Israel could have widespread consequences for civil rights, business, and domestic and regional affairs.
Analysis: Ankara's drone strikes against the Kurdish-led SDF follow widespread opposition to its planned military invasion of northern Syria, with the campaign largely tolerated by both Russia and the US.