Central Asia

It is very important to bear in mind, when talking about the future of Iraq, the heritage we inherited from the previous regime. [That] determines where the needs are, politically, security, socially and economically.

By flirting with NATO and trying to suppress Russian culture, the Ukrainian government is playing a very dangerous game, says Medhi Chebil

The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was public diplomacy “shock and awe”.

His dashing figure and aristocratic demeanour once prompted compliments from world leaders and couture tsars alike.

In the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, 30 kilometres from Iraq’s coastline, the Khawr Al Amaya oil terminal squats above the Iraqi waterline.