Names of the Dead
The Department of Defense has identified 4,358 American service members who have died since the start of the Iraq war and 921 who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
Oil Companies Look to the Future in Iraq
Major oil companies are finally gaining access to Iraq s petroleum reserves, but at far less advantageous terms than they once envisioned.
Top Leaders Fail to Attend Meeting in Iran s Parliament
In a sign of a growing divide among Iranian leaders, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani skipped a meeting aimed at creating political unity.
Big Paydays for Rescuers in the Crisis
In less than two years, many big sovereign wealth funds have reaped huge gains from bailing out financial institutions.
News Analysis: Similarities to Iraq Surge Plan Mask Risks in Afghanistan
President Obama is heading into his new strategy with warnings that many of the conditions that made the Iraq surge work do not exist in Afghanistan, but some similarities do exist.
Israel Arrests Settlers Fighting Freeze
A moratorium on settlement construction was meant to help restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but has so far succeeded only in pitting the settlers against the state.
Iraqi Filmmakers Defy Militants With Screenings at Bomb Sites
Iraqi feature films are being screened at the sites of four of the most devastating bombings in Baghdad, in an attempt to help combat a continuing climate of fear.
Showcase: Dubai’s Improbable Tale
Lauren Greenfield traveled to Dubai earlier this year to photograph the housing bust. Her evocative photographs now seem prescient as well.
Debt Crisis Tests Dubai s Ruler
Some analysts are wondering whether the leader of this city can rescue it from the excesses of his own ambition.
G.I. s Learning to Stand Down as Iraqis Step In
American soldiers role in urban areas has changed, meaning they now must let local forces handle security, even if imperfectly.
Leverage and Ambition Put Dubai in a Tailspin
As Dubai prepares for weeks of arduous negotiations with creditors over restructuring Dubai World s debt, outsiders still do not know what to make of the situation.
Basra Journal: In Iraq s African Enclave, Color Is Plainly Seen
African-Iraqis talk of discrimination so steeped in Iraqi culture that they are prohibited from interracial marriage and denied even menial jobs.
