Disillusioned youth and middle classes stay home rather than vote for system they believe has failedIraqis have turned out in low numbers in a national election, with many boycotting a poll that people feared could reinforce a political system that had…
War still rages in Syrian border town at heart of Iran’s regional ambition
The site of Islamic State’s last stand is now the most hotly contested pocket of the Middle EastFrom a ridge known locally as Baghouz Mountain, the most contested corner of the Middle East resembles an oasis: it’s a splash of green on a desert horizon …