2016-06-05
Sinjar in northern Iraq was home to more than 88,000 civilians in 2013. Today, there are none left living here
We are entering a new golden era of innovation, which will radically increase productivity growth and improve the way we live and work
Islamic finance has important advantages over conventional financial products
2016-06-03
For decades, globalization promised to bring benefits to all
2016-05-31
Why retaking the jihadist stronghold has become a priority
The supreme leader is clipping the wings of the reformist president
2016-05-30
Opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman was given 4-year term for inciting hatred, but will now serve 9 years after appeals court decision
2016-05-29
The government launched a large-scale offensive to dislodge IS militants from Fallujah
In one, young men line up for combat training. In another, a bearded al-Qaida fighter in a mosque urges a crowd of men to join jihad
Bilingual education facilitates connections beyond the confines of a classroom
Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot aimed to devise a plan that would enable Great Britain and France to avoid a ruinous rivalry in the Middle East
2016-05-28
New research suggests Mars is emerging from an ice age that once covered it in frost
Why the world must find an antidote to the deadly menace of lead acid batteries
For right-wing populists, democracy is the rule of the majority over the minority
Increases in the unemployment rate were associated with additional cancer deaths except in countries with universal health care
Tairmoor Karimi faces expulsion from Bahrain, amid reports that increasing numbers of activists are being rendered stateless
Robert Fico: 'I’m sorry, Islam has no place in Slovakia. It is the duty of politicians to talk about these things very clearly and openly. I do not wish there were tens of thousands of Muslims'
Securing the Iraqi capital won’t be easy, but keeping Baghdad safe from the Islamic State is the only way to ensure it doesn’t fall to Shiite militias
2016-05-25
The Vancouver-bound flight had to divert to Hamburg at short notice so the man could be forcibly removed
Wars and terrorism are stressful. The traumatised have nowhere to turn
ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are depriving more than 13 million children of an education
2016-05-24
Studies show that the number of friends we have declines consistently as we get older
The Iraqi government is desperate to retake the city, but Isis is giving orders to kill anyone who tries to flee or surrender
"We are beginning the operation to liberate Fallujah,"
On May 16, 1916, in the middle of World War I, Great Britain and France signed a secret pact in London. Officially known as the Asia Minor Agreement, the deal, negotiated by the diplomats Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot
2016-05-22
American commanders are growing concerned that a recent spate of deadly bombings in Baghdad will cause the Iraqi government to lose focus on an upcoming assault on Mosul
2016-05-21
