[escenic_image id="55165683"]The parliamentary elections of 29 November 2010 mark the beginning of a long electoral season.  The ruling National…

[escenic_image id="55175223"]HERAT: Mullah Kareem is an unlikely member of the Taliban. Stridently un-ideological, he shrugged off his Kalashnikov…

[escenic_image id="55174182"] Brothers in Arms: The story of Al-Qaeda and the Arab jihadists Camille Tawil SAQI 2010 £14.99 In this…

[escenic_image id="55171498"]A day after the one-year anniversary of the disputed 12 June elections, a series of YouTube clips appeared on the web…

[escenic_image id="55169718"] As the Chilcot inquiry continues in the UK with ongoing investigations regarding the decision-making process that led…

[escenic_image id="55170753"] Parag Khanna, the director of the Global Governance Initiative and senior research fellow with the American Strategy…

[escenic_image id="55165703"]Certain cities seem to conjure up a wealth of images at the mere mentioning of their names. Damascus, just like Paris…

[escenic_image id="55165690"] Two seats away from his father, paramount leader of the country, and next to one of the most powerful military…

[escenic_image id="5515422"]In an exclusive interview with The Majalla, Akram al-Kaabi, the leader of the Iraqi organization "Asaeb Ahlulhaq",…

[escenic_image id="555395"]A well known rule in politics acknowledges that the more you know the more powerful you become. In a world where clarity…