Emergency surveillance law to be brought in
Controversial emergency laws will be introduced into the Commons next Monday to reinforce the powers of security services to require internetand phone companies to keep records of their customers’ emails More...
Want to earn more money? Here’s how to freelance as a student
If you freelance while you study you can build up a body of work and earn money. It can be tough, but it is also flexible, rewarding, and a great way to get your work out there. That’s exactly what 21-year-old More...
More than 1,000 children under 10 stopped and searched in five years
More than 1,000 children under the age of 10 – and some as young as four – have been stopped and searched by the police in England and Wales over the past five years, according to official figures. The figures More...
Crude bombs explode in Cairo; authorities blame Muslim Brotherhood
Five crude devices exploded during Wednesday morning rush hour at sites across Cairo, injuring at least six people, state television reported. The apparently coordinated blasts were the first to rattle the capital More...
Tony Blair ‘was told of Syrian WMDs’ says former intelligence chief
A former senior intelligence official has accused Tony Blair of attempting to “rewrite history” over what he really knew about President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons capability. Last More...
Iran and the Ikhwan: The ideological roots of a partnership
One sizzling summer day in 2012, Tehran was abuzz with talk of an impending “historic moment.” The venue was the brand-new Hall of Conferences, constructed to host the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement during More...
Al-Sisi Wins Egyptian Presidential Election
Detailed election results: 27,668,183 total votes 1,764,195 voided ballots Hamdeen Sabahi 854,634 Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi 23,789,354 More information: Voter turnout after two days of More...
From Qusair to Yabrud: Shiite foreign fighters in Syria
On Feb. 13, Ali Barakat uploaded a video to YouTube titled “Nasheed: Nasr bi-Yabrud,” or “Anthem: Victory in Yabrud.” Yabrud, a Syrian town about 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Damascus, is the site of More...
Is Russia reviving its empire?
A great many experts, observers and pundits are missing the point in their analyses of events in and around Ukraine by making two flawed assumptions. One, that the personal traits and characters of Russian President More...
Rape,Female spy and Prostitution : Assad’s secret weapon
There is an old dictum that says sex is a weapon of war. The Syrian Civil War is ongoing proof of this dictum. Very little is written about sexual and gender politics in Syria. We occasionally hear about the prevalence More...