The history of Mosul
In 1165, Benjamin of Tudela, a medieval Spanish Jewish traveler, approached the city of Mosul on the banks of the Tigris. A visitor, even a thousand…
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Air strike kills 14 members of one family in Aleppo
Air strikes have killed at least 14 people from one family in rebel-held Aleppo in northern Syria, bringing the death toll to 47 over the…
Monarchy – the guarantor of stability in the Middle East?!
The modern Middle East is a fabric that consists of countries with different kinds of regimes and forms of government. Once, almost the entire Middle…
Is Boris Johnson Turk?
In the small village of Kalfat in the heart of Anatolia, residents say they would be more than happy to welcome the British Foreign Secretary…
The thirty-year war: still on track
In spring 2003, barely two weeks after the invasion of Iraq, one of the earlier columns in this series was perhaps rashly titled “A thirty-year…
British MPs to consider ‘alternative report’ on Saudi arms sales
The row in Britain over arms sales to Saudi Arabia looks set to insensify after a senior British MP took the unusual step of preparing…
MPs split over UK-Saudi arms sales amid bid to water down report
MPs on Britain’s influential committee on arms export controls are divided over plans that would recommend suspending UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia over alleged…
Former prisoners warn of ‚high risks‘ of travelling to UAE August 30, 2016 at 11:44AM
An international group of ex-prisoners of the UAE has urged governments to warn about travelling to the Gulf state due to the danger of “indefinite,…
‘Christian’ Union Jack on school uniforms hidden by Saudi religious police
Saudi religious police have ordered a Marks & Spencers shop to cover logos featuring the British flag on a school uniform as they feature representations…
Kerry holds talks on Syria, Yemen in Saudi Arabia
Top US diplomat John Kerry arrives in Saudi Arabia later on Wednesday to push for peace in Yemen after UN-brokered talks collapsed despite world concern…