[escenic_image id="5579367"]On 9 June 2010, the UN Security Council (UNSC) voted with 12 votes in favor, two against and one abstention to adopt a…

[escenic_image id="5579244"]    For over 40 years, Abbas Kiarostami has been known for his prolific contribution to Iranian cinema. According to…

[escenic_image id="5576205"] What’s on the agenda for King Abdullah’s visit to Washington? When King Abdullah visits Washington, there will be a…

[escenic_image id="5572008"]As this article went to press, Stanley McChrystal, the commander of the US forces in Afghanistan was preparing a letter…

[escenic_image id="5573188"] Death to the Dictator!: Witnessing Iran's Election and the Crippling of the Islamic Republic Afsaneh Moqadam Bodley…

[escenic_image id="5580756"]Turkey's energetic “zero problem” foreign policy of recent years has often been compared to a juggler trying to keep…

[escenic_image id="5587184"] Eclipse of the Sunnis By Deborah Amos Public Affairs, 2010 Hardback £10.50 Sectarianism remains the key issue in…

[escenic_image id="5586690"]In the recent article that abruptly ended Stanley McChrystal’s career, various controversies came to light. Apart from…

[escenic_image id="5585391"]Born in 1955 in the north-eastern Turkish province of Rize, the son of a village religious teacher, Ismail Kara is…

[escenic_image id="5585388"]Rachid Koraichi, born in Ain Beida, Algeria in 1947, now lives and works in Tunisia and France. His ability to work with…