WikiLeaks reveals degree of Durham University's involvement in Iran
Ian Black
Ian Black: This week in the Middle East: The US embassy was 'impressed' by the political cover Durham could generate – but the university's students are less so
Brian Whitaker: This week in the Middle East: In their Egypt coverage the Arab media – like the regimes they report on – have failed to move on from the old ways
Brian Whitaker: This week in the Middle East: Protests in Tunisia have sent shock waves across Egypt, Jordan and Yemen, where the appetite for ousting autocrats is strong
Brian Whitaker: This week in the Middle East: Tunisia's God-free uprising and the role of the internet; the growing trend of Saudi spinsters; Yemen's tribal politics
Brian Whitaker: This week in the Middle East: Tweeting about the Tunisian uprising; Iran, Russia, and the shady morals of Putin's tiger, and the price of presidents
Brian Whitaker: This week in the Middle East: Can Tunisian protesters end the 'Arab malaise'? Will Egypt ever catch the people traffickers? What is a woman's life worth?
Brian Whitaker: This week in the Middle East: Charities that fund the settlers; Egypt's vanishing migrants; Christmas extravagance in the Gulf, and an unhappy New Year