Diabetes, A Bitter Illness
The number of people suffering from diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) may more…
New Big Shot on the Block
Three brothers in present day Lebanon embark on a career shift from drug dealing to movie production in…
Gaza: No Way Out
In Khan Younis, south of Gaza, empty cages in the city’s sole zoo have been overtaken by untrimmed…
Safe Bases: UAE’s Military Expansion in Africa
Two overseas Arab military garrisons are being established to secure a hold over one of the world’s most…
Beyond The Scars
“I saw my dad, I hugged him and his entire shirt got burned, even after twenty buckets of…
Farming Without Soil Seen as Solution in Land Without Water
CAIRO, Dec 14 – Growing lettuce in the desert is not most people’s idea of how to make…
Explosion at NATO Air Base in Afghanistan Causes Casualties
KABUL, Nov 12 – A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a labourer blew himself up at the NATO…
Mafia Politics
In 2011, according to the ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey, “living in a democracy” was the most important…
Dutch Retailers Paying “Starvation Wages” to Indian Textile Workers
CHENNAI, India, Sept 27 – Dutch fashion retailers are paying “starvation wages” at factories in a major hub…
Gay Qatari’s article provokes backlash over World Cup “values”
DOHA, Aug 9 – An opinion article about life as a gay Qatari has stirred debate about the…
Morocco’s Celluloid Dreams
Art will always be a more powerful instrument of change than weapons, renowned Italian-American director Francis Ford Coppola…
Oil Over Troubled Waters?
“When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully,” said…
Hezbollah’s New Ally In Syria
“The Russians have made it clear to the Israelis there are certain areas [the Israelis] cannot operate in,…