From Russia, With Vengeance
Members of the West Asian militant group Islamic State (ISIS), along with the Ukrainian Army, are fighting against Russia! The Kremlin made such a sensational allegation just before the first […]
The Tunnel In The River-Bed
River Euphrates is popularly considered as the bearer and carrier of the Mesopotamian Civilisation that had developed in the heart of Asia about 6,000 years ago. The importance of Mesopotamian […]
From Russia, Through Azerbaijan
Iran is all set to import gas from Russia through neighbouring Azerbaijan. Tehran and the Kremlin signed an important agreement a couple of months ago under which the West Asian […]
Tackling The ‘Barbarians’
It is known that the British had suffered a bloody and miserable defeat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, in 1838-42. Although some battles took place after that war, the Britons […]
Restoration Of Treasures
The people of Iraq still remember the day… April 9, 2003! On that day, the last staff at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad left the building. Before leaving the museum, […]
Landing A Punch In The Face Of Gender Taboos
An angle grinder fitted with a diamond blade… well, Bushra Al Hajjar, a 35-year-old Iraqi boxing instructor, has started being the Change. She, as the mother of two children, has […]
Deserving More Than Just A Glance
A joint team of archaeologists from the Department of Antiquities in Dohuk (Iraq) and their colleagues from Italy discovered a 2,700-year-old wine factory at Faida in northern Iraq on October […]
Another Form Of Resistance!
The horrific images of people falling from aircraft in Kabul in a bid to escape the Taliban have shocked the Global Community. Many consider the current scenario in the war-ravaged […]
Cultural Diplomacy?
Does the Shiite Crescent, a term used to describe a geopolitical entity consisting of Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, represent the mainstay of of Iran’s expansionist strategy in West […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 