[escenic_image id="55183253"]In a speech in Atlanta shortly after 9/11, President Bush stated that through the “war on terror” the US not only…

[escenic_image id="55183240"] Middle Eastern film production is experiencing a renaissance. There has been a substantial growth in films produced in…

[escenic_image id="55180742"]Foul play, or justice? These are different characterizations that have surrounded last week’s verdict of Tariq Aziz by…

[escenic_image id="55180075"]That many countries have gradually turned to migrant remittances as a form of development finance is no secret. Migrant…

[escenic_image id="55178366"]Flying in over the white-domed roofs of Muscat at night, I was already experiencing a gentle surge of pleasure at…

[escenic_image id="55178284"]Thirty years ago, Iraqi forces thrust across the Iran-Iraq border to the east of Basra, leading to eight years of war…

[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="55175022"] Recent reports of an escalation in Saudi Arabia’s rate of inflation have raised concerns that the kingdom may be on…

[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…