Iranian officials say a man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Tehran, both of whom allegedly took part in the ...

The Gulf War began a new world order in the Middle East and the world. The Soviet Union collapsed, and the US became the sole superpower. Saddam challenged this new order by invad ...

As his presidency staggers to a close, the question of Joe Biden’s “legacy” is hanging heavily in the air. Even though he is ...

Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the ...

The Muslim world at large, and the Arab world in particular has its own collection of misanthropes who, over many centuries ...

Inclusivity and moderation are indeed immediate priorities for Syria, but a big national vote is not. Democracy does not itself guarantee peace in a country so recently riven by autocratic rule and a ...

Mail on Sunday columnist and MP George Galloway, one of the few defenders of the Iraqi regime, has been labelled an apologist for Saddam Hussein - but it is indisputable that he possesses unique ...

Twenty-five years ago next month, I invented a spoof TV game show called ASYLUM! Anyone could play, provided they didn’t hold a valid British passport and regardless of whether they had arrived ...

The collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime, following the US-led invasion, prompted Dr Saleh al-Atabi to flee to Britain and seek asylum Credit: INA/EPA The Ba’ath party was used by Saddam to ...

"We had tried our utmost" but the French "were not prepared to accept that if President Saddam Hussein of Iraq did not comply with UN obligations, military action should follow," Blair told the ...

People in Iraq often wonder dejectedly: What if Saddam Hussein were alive and ruling the country today? Many will reply with fantastical answers, but Saddam’s era would have responded: Iraq is ...