Saddam hussein
Survival means victory: Preserving honor as a war objective - opinion
From Egypt to Iran, leaders often choose honor over surrender, enduring defeat rather than risking public humiliation.
Paris court dismisses Jewish family's compensation claim against government for not paying rent
Iraq's former PM who helped fuel ISIS makes unlikely comeback - analysis
'Delayed deaths': UK report claims chemical agents used on Iranian protesters
Dudu Tassa and The Kuwaitys
On his new hit Arabic language album, rocker grandson Dudu Tassa is rejuvenating the Kuwaity brothers' music here.
Bumpy road to democracy
A US administration that has so far been sending out confusing signals, and an Egypt lacking a democratic tradition do not bode well for the future.
Column One: Israel and Arab democracy
Whether they are democrats or autocrats, we fully expect they will continue to hate us.
Ramat Gan residents have faced their share of blasts
First came the Scuds, then a mob bombing. Compared to that, hosting relatives fleeing the 2nd Lebanon War was a pleasure for Elizah Yosef.
Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 52 police recruits
Death toll continues to rise after suicide bomber stepped into crowd and detonated explosives-packed vest outside police station in Tikrit.
Washington Watch: Does Ahmadinejad have a Saddam complex?
The Iranian president risks repeating the late Iraqi leader’s mistake: convincing his enemies that he’s too dangerous to ignore and must be removed.
'Koran etched in Saddam Hussein's blood found in Iraq'
Report: Iraqi gov't unsure what to do, as destroying a Koran forbidden, but "to write it in blood is haraam [forbidden]," says Sunni sheikh.
Why Obama should commute Pollard’s sentence
The opposing message, apparently, is that unauthorized transmittal of classified data about Arab states to warn Israel of existential threats is unforgivable.
Terra Incognita: The enigma of Iraq’s Tariq Aziz
Saddam Hussein’s foreign minister, charged with several crimes, may soon find himself at the end of a rope.
Tariq Aziz sentenced to death by hanging in Iraq
Former aide to Saddam Hussein charged with involvement in execution of Shi'ite groups; court did not say when he would be hanged.