Blog posts tagged "Middle East"

September 26, 2011 7:37 am 12 Comments

Jon Snow considers the lot of women in Saudi society and the restrictions they still face.

March 8, 2011 1:22 pm 27 Comments

The oil dependent West holds its breath as the growing unrest across the Arab world threatens to cause genuine 'oil shock'.

February 12, 2011 12:55 pm 11 Comments

Jon Snow blogs on the celebrations in Egypt and the challenge now facing the country.

June 9, 2010 6:34 pm 9 Comments

Jon Snow blogs on meeting General Petraeus and finds an intriguing close-up of a man who one suspects will attempt to go much further.

8:28 am 6 Comments

A short blog to start the day. I’m just off on the bike to chair an intriguing session for the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Don’t often get the call from the military. But two very special guests today: Generals David Petraeus (US) and Peter Wall (UK) are to speak and interact with an audience.

June 30, 2009 2:57 pm 21 Comments

Iraq is a country I have visited many times since I was first there to report from the front line of the harrowing Iran/iraq war in 1980. Foreign intervention and interference has dogged it for more than a century. No wonder Baghdad is seized with parties and celebration. For the promised American pull-out from Iraq [...]