A technically adroit strike could be a curtain-raiser for an expanded conflict

Erpenbeck tells the story of a crumbling love affair, symbolising the end of her native East Germany. She tells Al Majalla about her life and literary career.

Hezbollah has blamed Israel for a widespread terror attack that detonated thousands of pagers in Lebanon maiming more than 2,000 people and killing some.

US failure to exert influence over Israel means tensions in the region will continue to rise to the extent that the Gaza conflict could soon escalate into a major regional war

The rodent's reputation, revamped