In his award-winning novel, the Iraqi-French author explores the contemporary history of Iraq over more than half a century and the events that led Iraq to where it is now.
Amid fevered talk of a first face-to-face between Al-Burhan and Hemedti since they took the country to war, Sudanese hopes of a breakthrough towards a lasting calm have been rekindled.
Cairo reserves its right under international charters to defend its water source as a matter of national security in the event of harm, raising the spectre of military conflict.
Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards