Middle East

Internet users face further restrictions Efforts by Iranian authorities to roll out a “national internet” to replace the wider internet are said to be behind ……Read More

Back in late November, I posted an article outlining Iraq’s contribution to the world’s natural gas resource base.  As you may recall, Iran is one of the ……Read More

Abolfazl Ghadyani not released despite serving sentence Imprisoned political activist Abolfazl Ghadyani is to serve an additional three years in jail, according to a ruling ……Read More

I’ve been a little obsessed with the changes in the Arab blogosphere over the past year, and the Syrian blogs are among the most interesting ……Read More

As was foreboded, the situation in Iraq is deteriorating. It was feared that the Shia-Sunni rivalry in Iraq would flare up after the toppling of ……Read More

‘Authorities have no faith in people’s votes’  Iran’s forthcoming parliamentary race will be nothing more than “sham elections,” according to Mahdi Karroubi, a leader in ……Read More