Books & arts
12 July 2023
A summing up by an Australian diplomat who loved the Arab world
International
16 November 2022
With financing very much on the agenda, small nations are punching above their weight at COP27
From the archive
22 October 2021
In search of his forebears, a writer finds an era of “constructive cosmopolitan complexity”
International
10 July 2013
Fears of the emergence of an Islamic state in Egypt or other countries in the region are at odds with thirteen centuries of history, writes Tarek Osman
15 May 2011
Egypt now has to deal with the emergence of forces suppressed by decades of authoritarian rule, writes Tarek Osman
International
5 May 2011
With al Qaeda’s influence already waning in many countries in the Middle East, Matthew Gray looks at the likely impact of Osama bin Laden’s death on the…
Books & arts
23 March 2011
An important new book helps explain why Saudi Arabia is unlikely to experience the same upheavals as some of its neighbours, writes Matthew Gray
3 March 2011
Egypt’s middle class is determined that the revolution will lead to real change, writes Tarek Osman in Cairo
International
25 February 2011
As much as anything, it’s the complexity of the Middle East that’s become more obvious over the past few weeks, writes Matthew Gray
9 February 2011
The “eternal brown land” is preparing for a further deluge of political energy in response to decades of growing pressure, writes Tarek Osman in Cairo
