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Doing business in Iraq
Although the security challenges remain massive, there are great opportunities for foreign companies...
Iraq: Untapped business opportunities
Hands-on advice for doing business in Iraq
The Importance of CSR for Foreign Investors in I..
Naguib Mahfouz 100 years
In December 1911, the Arab world’s only Nobel laureate in literature was born. Your Middle...
Review: The Essential Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz' work
Biography: Naguib Mahfouz
Construction in Beirut
The Lebanese construction industry has been booming in the past decade, and new high-rises continue...
How to make Beirut green
Images of old Beirut
Saving Beirut’s architectural heritage
Defense spending
The countries in the Middle East belongs to the largest military spenders in the world, with defence investment...
Poor transparency on defence budgets in the Midd..
On the high military spending in the Middle East
Middle East defence spending will continue to ri..
University studies in the Middle East
The Middle East is one of the few places in the world with the will and resources...
The American University in Cairo through the eye..
Q&A with the Dean of Northwestern University in ..
Western universities expand in the region
Football in the Middle East
More than just a sport, football is an important driver of social and political change in...
Jordanian Prince Ali calls for government suppor..
Football Produces for Qatar PR Challenge Rather ..
Emboldened Fans Rewrite the Politics of Egyptian..
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Abdullah Gül: Turkey’s New Course
Today 14:05 GMT
Mehdi Khalaji: The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise
May 9
Itamar Rabinovich: The Anarchy Factor in Syria
May 2
Abdul Wasa Al-Saqqaf: Yemen after the presidential elections
April 27
Shlomo Avineri: The Arab Springtime of Nations?
April 25
Javier Solana: Iran’s Last Chance?
April 19
Josef Olmert: The Günter Grass Affair – why it matters
April 11
Jonathan Schell: Disarmament Wars
April 11
Joschka Fischer: The Persian Knot
April 5
Sinan Ulgen: Erdoğan the Peacemaker?
April 3
Ronald S. Lauder: Syria after Assad
March 27
Itamar Rabinovich: Forging Syria’s Opposition
March 25
Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou: Iraqi Libya
March 20
Barak Barfi: Libya’s Transition to Transition
March 16
John D. Podesta: NATO's Libyan Lessons
March 12
Josef Olmert: Israel's calculus about Syria; the devil we know?
March 10
David Scheffer: Fanning the Flames of Justice in Syria
March 5
Olivier Basille: Letter to Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi
March 1
Michael Bröning: Hamas Comes in from the Cold
February 22
Jaswant Singh: Return to the Arc of Crisis
February 22
Itamar Rabinovich: The Iranian Nuclear Threat Goes Global
February 16
Moha Ennaji: The Maghreb’s Modern Islamists
February 16
Josef Olmert: The past and Israel's calculus about Iran
February 14
Amine Ghali: Improving Tunisia’s economy requires inclusion
February 13
Analysis: Confining the conflict with Iran to the economic realm
May 16
Qataris pressure the Earth’s environment more than anywhere else in the world
May 15
CitJo website bridges social, traditional media gap
May 15
Enforcing smoke-free workplaces in Jordan
May 14
Ravid Kahalani's Yemen Blues: Songs from the Brotherhood of Man
May 13
Insider's Guide: Weekend in Amman
May 11
Public Squares and the Arab uprising
May 11
Calling SCAF to account
May 10
SeedStartup: Riding the wave of Entrepreneurship in the Middle East
May 10
Damascus blasts push Syria ever closer to war
May 10
Comment: Women on the road to political leadership in Tunisia
May 9
The end(s) of stability?
May 9
Forbidden + 18 Days – a review of two revolutionary Egyptian films
May 9
With Iron Dome, a new posture helps defend morale
May 7
Sky News Arabia goes on air
May 6
Iran slams Google for leaving Gulf nameless
May 5
At Dubai forum, Arab female entrepreneurs are urged to break from traditional choices
May 5
Heavy metal music unites Jews and Muslims across the Middle East
May 4
Put Palestine First
May 4
Nobel Prize winner's new museum opens a gateway to Istanbul’s past
May 4
Syria's Christians and the uprising
May 3
The cities of the Middle East, Part Three: The Levant
May 3
Violence erupts anew in Syria: Is U.S. intervention ever justifiable?
May 3
Qatar to legalize trade unions as Saudi Arabia pushes for closer Gulf cooperation
May 2
Beirut gunbattles leave 2 dead, Syria spillover feared
Today 23:05 GMT
Syrian forces kill 9 deserters in Damascus
Today 23:05 GMT
Justice Minister: Tunisian Islamists who cross line will be punished
Today 19:05 GMT
Suicide attack against Yemen military in Sanaa, killing at least 50
Today 19:05 GMT
IAEA chief in Iran to press for nuclear cooperation
Today 18:05 GMT
Shootings and bombings kill three in Iraq
Today 18:05 GMT
Military urges Egyptians to accept looming vote
Today 17:05 GMT
Lockerbie bomber to be buried, but controversy lives on
Today 17:05 GMT
Iran starts legal case against Reuters
Today 17:05 GMT
Israel denies planning troops in Cyprus
Today 16:05 GMT
Bahrain in UN spotlight over political prisoners
Today 15:05 GMT
Kuwaiti Shiite tweeter denies insulting prophet
Today 14:05 GMT
Israel army probes settler shooting video
Today 14:05 GMT
Brotherhood's Mursi leads in Egypt expat voting
Today 12:05 GMT
Egypt revolution youth divided ahead of polls
Today 10:05 GMT
Palestinians arrest 10 Islamic Jihad members
Today 07:05 GMT
Blast near UN monitors as Syria deaths mount
Today 02:05 GMT
IAEA chief positive about Iran nuclear talks
Yesterday
NATO chief says no intention to intervene in Syria
Yesterday
Egyptian Islamist warns against vote fraud ahead of election
Yesterday
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya
Yesterday
Syrian monodrama mocks Assad reforms
Yesterday
Violent clashes erupt in Damascus
Yesterday
Army kills Sunni cleric in Lebanon
Yesterday
Opinion
"Turkey’s internal transformation over the past decade has placed it in an ideal position to benefit the region"
Abdullah Gül: Turkey’s New Course
"A guarantee that the West...is not seeking the overthrow of Iran’s leaders would have to be a key component of a nuclear compromise"
Mehdi Khalaji: The Ayatollah Contemplates Compromise
"The compelling moral case for a humanitarian intervention is increasingly being reinforced by sound raisons d’état."
Itamar Rabinovich: The Anarchy Factor in Syria
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Doing business in Iraq
Naguib Mahfouz 100 years
Construction in Beirut
Defense spending
University studies in the Middle East
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Eye on North Africa
Our Maghreb columnist William Bauer analyses and comments on politics, culture, economy, trending...
Algerian islamists accused of receiving funds from abroad
al-Medina wa al-Medina
The city, and the process of urbanism, has been a central vector in the Arab uprisings, however...
Public Squares and the Arab uprising
Midthought
Midthought confronts complicated conceptions of identity, politics, and nationality, aiming...
Party Like It’s Saudi
Arab Literature
Marcia Lynx Qualey is a Cairo-based writer and reader who runs a popular blog on Arab Literature,...
The capital of Arab comics: Algiers, Beirut, Cairo or Dubai?
Women of the Middle East
Bringing you the stories of strong, independent women as well as those who have no voice, this...
Comment: Women on the road to political leadership in Tunisia
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45 years after 'unification', Jerusalem is still divided
Israelis this week mark Jerusalem Day, celebrating the "reunification"...
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