Formerly a cradle of civilization, a jewel in the crown of the French Empire and indeed a tourist Mecca, recent times have been much harder […]
Category: Middle-East
Why the Taliban are no longer the bad guys
I’ll start this by saying for anyone who does not know my writing that I despise religious fundamentalism, but I am also a pragmatist. As […]
Qatar World Cup A Success – Despite Half-Hearted Woke Protests
So, the Qatar World Cup is finally over, we have learned a few things. Argentina are the best team in the world, England as ever […]
Why is Sudan such a mess – Rebels and Coup’s 2019 – 2022
When I first visited Sudan in 2019 it was just after the popular uprising that had overthrown the brutal regime of Omar Al-Shariff and his […]
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President of UAE Dies – Sycophantic Hypocrisy to follow
We can now expect a long period of mourning, diplomatic ass-kissing and faux fawning at greatness following news that the “President of UAE dies”. What […]