INSIDER'S INFO
ISIS
Iraq starts investigations into IS detainees moved from Syria
TURNING POINT
US intervention in Iran: Three potential options
MIDDLE EAST
In Iraq, the risky gamble of Nouri al-Maliki’s return
IRAQ
Comeback puts Maliki in Trump's crosshairs
RETROSPECTIVE
Baathism: The complex origins of a bloody history
TENSIONS
Iraq: Kataeb Hezbollah calls for support for Iran
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EU alarmed by IS fighters escape in Syria; Israeli fire on Lebanese Army near Khiam | LIVE
ISLAMIC STATE DETAINEES
Iraq says it will prosecute prisoners transferred from Syria
SYRIA
US begins IS prisoner transfer as Syria govt, Kurds trade attack blame
ANALYSIS
Campism, a symbol of an Arab world short on ideas
SYRIA
Macron and Iraqi Kurdistan president call for 'immediate de-escalation'
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Following Sohmor and Mashghara bombings, Israel attacks the hills of Hermel | LIVE
BREAKFAST IN BED
Roses from ruin, Rama Duwaji’s Lebanese couture, and an AI scandal
ANALYSIS
American imperialism isn’t dead, it's gone Trump
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