Iraqi and Iranian officials are attempting to mend a rift between the two countries over energy supplies.
Book Club: Nazik al-Mala'ika was one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century. Revolt Against the Sun presents her key works in English for the first time.
US President-elect Joe Biden has said that Donald Trump’s recent appointees at the Pentagon were stalling and refusing to provide necessary information for the presidential transition.
Hassan Nasrallah alleged that his group has the capability to strike anywhere in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.
Pope Francis touched on the plight of children caught up by war, singling out victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas speech.
Iraqi Christians woke up to Christmas cards from their Muslim neighbours in a heartfelt exchange of love and solidarity.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Zarif wrote on Twitter that the US president would bear "full responsibility for any adventurism on his way out".
The Iraqi government is attempting to restore control over Sinjar, the Yazidi homeland previously controlled by a web of paramilitary organisations following its liberation from IS.
Israel's ambassador to Berlin, Jeremy Issacharoff, said he welcomed more active involvement of Germany in Middle East diplomacy.
Trump warned he would hold "Iran responsible" if US citizens are targeted in Iraq.