Lebanon
ONLINE Only: The Thin Blue Line
If Lebanon’s unprovoked attack on an Israeli maintenance team was premeditated, it points to something darker on the horizon
Beirut: Blood on the Streets
‘Then the beating began. One of the new arrivals punched Christopher hard in the face. Two others grabbed his arm and started dragging him across the street. For the first time the Hitch looked scared’
His Master’s Angry Voice
A disciple of Ayatollah Khomeini’s apocalyptic ideology, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is about to turn Iran into a nuclear rogue state
The Future of Unholy War
The story of al-Qaeda’s lost leader, Abdullah Azzam, illuminates the murderous nature of global jihad
ONLINE ONLY: The Great Divide
The deadliest but least understood Middle Eastern faultline is between Sunni and Shia
ONLINE ONLY: Beirut: Blood Holiday
Lebanon’s celebration of a brutal killer’s release illustrates the extent – and the limitations – of Hizbullah’s power
How Top Boys topple down crime’s ladder
Too many prisoners rejoin society with no education, stable housing or job prospects. No surprise that more than half reoffend within a year
In the bleak midwinter
Christmas can be a bleak time of year. While some feel isolated, others are overwhelmed by the need for a perfect family Yuletide when their reality is different
My warnings to our spy watchdogs
Britain is under attack from Russia. And the government is blocking a Parliamentary report that details it