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Earlier today, about a mile from where I write, Hamid Karzai gave his inauguration speech at the Afghan presidential palace in Kabul’s heavily fortified “Green Zone.” Present were representatives from …

Migrant labor has become part of economic life in a globalizing Middle East, with countries increasingly dependent on workers hailing from across borders and often from outside the region. Yet, …

One of the most striking regional developments of 2009 has been the reemergence of Turkey as a major player within the greater Middle East. Since its establishment in 1923, the …

Egypt and Algeria have never been the best or closest of friends. When their paths have crossed, most notably in the heyday of Arab nationalism and non-alignment, it was as …

For business journalists, writing about the Gulf from 2004 to 2008 was often a repetitive process. Regardless of the sector being covered, the opening paragraph would invariably have a growth …

Lebanon’s relationship with debt closely resembles an addiction to alcohol. For starters, it’s quite evident that the country wasn’t thinking straight when it took out loans with interest rates of …

Speculation on another war between Hezbollah and Israel has been bubbling away since the end of the last encounter in 2006, but it has intensified of late with many predicting …

At the end of the summer holidays, children and young people across the Middle East and North  Africa (MENA) once again donned uniforms, packed satchels and headed to school, as …

“Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed” — thus is the noble aim of …

Rich in culture, history and resources, the Kurdistan region of Iraq, long brutalized by the Baath government, enjoyed peace, stability and economic development in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion …