Middle East
Iraq PM embraces his inner Michael Corleone — for the best of reasons
Ali Al Zaidi has launched an unprecedented but much needed crackdown on figures tied to the country's massively corrupt patronage system
July 07, 2026
Ali Al Zaidi has launched an unprecedented but much needed crackdown on figures tied to the country's massively corrupt patronage system
Washington may view these talks as a standard business transaction, but history has taught Tehran that a compromise with the West is a trap
Balancing between Washington and Tehran on the militia issue will require a delicate touch from businessman Ali al-Zaidi
Pakistani officials are hoping the high-profile negotiations will raise their international standing
They may not have the ability to stop the Iran war, but leaders from Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, meeting in Islamabad, are going to try
