Will the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war ever be published?
Even John Chilcot can never have anticipated the years of toil, obfuscation and delay that would surround his efforts in trying to find the truth about the Iraq war.
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The Pakistan Taliban claim a suicide attack inside a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, which has killed 19 people and injured dozens more.
Even John Chilcot can never have anticipated the years of toil, obfuscation and delay that would surround his efforts in trying to find the truth about the Iraq war.
The killing of at least 30 security personnel in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula could be more than just jihadist violence – but an indication of new and dangerous tactics from the Islamic State group.
Yemen is currently without a president and a government after Shia rebels took over the capital Sana’a causing ramifications for the region and the US’s war on terror.
King Abdullah’s death has trained a spotlight on Saudi Arabia, one of the most devout and politically insular countries in the Middle East. Here are some facts about the kingdom you may not know.
With Iraq riven by sectarianism and corruption, don’t expect any public statements from today’s London meeting of anti-IS nations to bear much relationship to reality on the ground.
No one knows how to delay an urgent inquiry into serious misjudgments, mistakes, and misdoings, than the British ‘system’.
Fighters from a Shia militant group are in de facto control of Yemen after seizing the presidential residence overnight, but have stopped short of declaring a full blown coup.
Armed Shia militants belonging to Yemen’s Houthi movement have seized Yemeni President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s chief of staff in the capital city Sanaa.
In the crucial battleground of Kobani, in northern Syria, reports say Kurdish fighters now control of 80 per cent of the city – but is this a sign the tide is turning against the Islamic State group?
Self-styled sheikh Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee, is the gunman who was killed after taking hostages in Sydney. Here’s what we know about him.
Two British men who travelled to Syria to join rebel fighters have been jailed for 12 years and 8 months.
The surprise engagement announcement of Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter sends shockwaves across the internet – but not for the reasons you might think.
The British government is committing one – yes, one – solitary “debriefer” to the Europe-wide effort to alleviate the worst refugee crisis in Europe since WWII.
The US carries out its first air strike against Islamic State (IS) militants under a new strategy to defeat the group in Iraq.