Istanbul: The overcast skies of election day in this most populous of Turkish cities had become clear by the next morning, as had the fact that the…

Al-Qaim, Iraq: “He started yelling at me that I had killed his father, then refused to accept the gift I had brought.”The member of Iraq’s security…

Baghdad: “One of the few, very few, not corrupt statesmen around. The guy worked in five ministries and there are not even rumours of him being…

Fallujah: “I went to see the bodies hanging from the bridge, afterwards,” a resident of this city in Iraq’s western region of Anbar said quietly.“I…

Baghdad: “It’s a country of thieves,” one member of the security forces commented in disgust. “Ali Babas, one and all. But there is peace here now…

Amara/Baghdad: Despite the passing of controversial amendments to its electoral law on 27 March, Iraq’s streets have been mostly calm in these weeks…

Kabul: A huge white flag with a black shahada, or Muslim expression of faith, waves high above the Afghan capital on Wazir Akbar Khan hill.Numerous…

Baghdad: As international coalition counterterrorism activities scale down across the Middle East, concerns are mounting about growing threats posed…

Kyiv: “Crimea can be retaken quickly, but only when we get the necessary weapons.”Mustafa Djemilev, also known as the ‘Son of Crimea’, told Al…

Kyiv: The land being fought over in eastern Ukraine is awash in barren trees, grey skies and terrain that has already begun to turn muddy, rendering…