Ian Black: on the Middle East
Syria's suspension from the Arab League leaves Assad isolated
Whether western powers will now intervene is unclear, but move suggests Assad's fellow leaders no longer expect him to survive
Qatar breaks Arab ranks over Syria
Ian Black: While most Arab states sit on the fence, Qatar is standing up to Damascus over an attack on its embassy
Economic woes could drag Jordan into Middle East unrest
Ian Black, Middle East editorIan Black interviews Prince Hassan bin Talal who believes 'the reforming monarchy' will weather the storm raging in the region
How Arab governments tried to silence WikiLeaks
Ian BlackAn appetite for state secrets led to bans on western newspapers and hacked news websites across the Middle East
WikiLeaks cables: Arab media hold back on revelations about their leaders
Ian Black, Middle East editorMany commentators, however, hint at a conspiracy as Israel escapes damaging exposure
Memories and maps keep alive Palestinian hopes of return
Ian Black Middle East editorIan Black: Refugees remain the most intractable issue of the Middle East conflict, as two new books show
Deadly clashes stall western Sahara-Morocco peace talks
Deadlock continues after Morocco's violent crackdown on Polisario protesters
Bahrain's elections overshadowed by crackdown on Shia protesters
Gulf state goes to the polls amid rising tensions and fears of return to authoritarianism
Egypt's election campaign shows change is sluggish, but on the way
Ian Black, Middle East editorThe opposition is getting stronger and human rights moving up the agenda as the shadows lengthen in the Mubarak era, writes Ian Black
McLoughlin of Arabia: memoirs of an interpreter
Ian Black, Middle East editorEngaging autobiography is fascinating for anyone who has grappled with the mysteries and beauties of Arabic
Iran and Iraq remember war that cost more than a million lives
Thirty years ago this week Saddam Hussein launched a 'whirlwind war' that lasted eight years
Osama bin Laden challenged by former comrade
Repentant ex-jihadi Noman Benotman calls for an end to al-Qaida US campaign, saying 9/11 attacks only brought suffering to ordinary Muslims
Search for PC Yvonne Fletcher's killer casts old shadows over Libya's new era
Renewed efforts to name the killer of policewoman Yvonne Fletcher threaten to reignite tensions with Colonel Gaddafi
Fans lend their voices to Fairouz, the silenced diva
A bitter legal row over royalties has stopped live performances by the Lebanese singer beloved all over the Arab world
High stakes for Turkey and Israel in Gaza flotilla row
They may still bristle over the attack on the Mavi Marmara but both sides have enough to lose to warrant resolving the impasse
Two Iranian students arrested, two UK universities – two different reactions
Oxford and Durham respond in contrasting ways to Tehran's detention of their students
Kurdistan pitches to western investors as secure gateway to Iraq
Prime minister of Iraq's most stable region hopes to attract businesses from Europe and US, joining names like Coca-Cola
Gaddafi the younger looks to consign Libya's pariah status to the past
Ian Black, Middle East editorSaif Gaddafi, son of the Libyan leader, has engaged a New York PR firm to present the face of a modern reforming state
Is it time for the west to engage with Hamas and Hezbollah?
Debate in Qatar this week between groups at heart of Middle East conflict adds weight to calls for international dialogue
Two journalists ponder the hazards of reporting on the Middle East
Hugh Pope and Joris Luyendijk describe their experiences in the Middle East in Dining with Al Qaeda and Hello Everybody
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