Faisal Al Yafai

Henry Kissinger says the US must search for a role in the region. But does it even want one anymore, asks Faisal Al Yafai?

What would a time traveller from the 1980s make of the Middle East today? asks Faisal Al Yafai

For the Middle East, Russia's "near abroad" just got a little nearer, writes Faisal Al Yafai

The West has no endgame in Syria, writes Faisal Al Yafai. That's why Russia and Bashar Al Assad are winning

A sudden change has taken place on the streets of Baghdad, writes Faisal Al Yafai

An idea from Lebanon's former prime minister could solve the country's rubbish protests, writes Faisal Al Yafai

Caught between sectarianism and tyranny, Iraq's prime minister has made a bold move. But is it the wrong choice, asks Faisal Al Yafai?

Without the first Gulf War, there would have been no Al Qaeda – and no 9/11 attacks. Faisal Al Yafai imagines an alternative history

Twenty-five years ago, Iraq's leader invaded Kuwait. In the midst of the war that followed, Saddam Hussein issued a small law, writes Faisal Al Yafai – the legacy of which can still be felt in Iraq today

Years have passed since Norway's worst terror attack and the ideology that motivated it remains a potent threat, writes Faisal Al Yafai

Israel has fought more wars this century than any other country in the region, writes Faisal Al Yafai – not because it has to, but because it needs to

In the decade since the worst terror attack on UK soil, the conversation on extremism has not evolved. But the nature of jihad has, writes Faisal Al Yafai

ISIL may use the language of sectarianism, but behind its rhetoric lies an old method for gathering recruits and waging war. Faisal Al Yafai writes

To regain their previous status, the Arabs must rediscover the two things that first made them rich, writes Faisal Al Yafai

There are three vital lessons to learn from the 1967 conflict, writes Faisal Al Yafai