References to Mean Girls and Jay-Z are designed to humanise an army known for lethal force in the region. And it is working

Before his death in a US airstrike, Soleimani was a canny, ruthless military leader. In this profile from 2019, Arron Merat asked if Trump fundamentally misunderstood the motives of Iran's greatest defender

If only we bothered to gaze up from Westminster, we’d discover a more nuanced debate about terrorism, peace and the messy diplomacy of talking to people we don’t like

Why are we so resented? It's not hard to work out

Egypt's general-president must take the blame

Contributions from Vincent Fean, Vicky Pryce and Roger Scruton

The two-state solution is no longer achievable. Donald Macintyre joins the Prospect team to ask what next for the Middle East

Erdogan has pulled the wrong policy levers and now voters are feeling the squeeze

As Iran becomes increasingly assertive in the Arab world, the Navy’s brand new Bahraini base finds itself on the frontline 

The young crown prince seems to have transformed one of the Middle East’s most traditional nations in months—but does he know what he's doing?

A number of "MENA" states face the prospect of further upheaval as economic conditions worsen

Mosul is liberated and Islamic State in retreat. Now, residents face a new problem: who deserves to be punished?