Essays on Middle East

Most of us in this part of the world are enjoying the privilege of having fast transactions. Thanks to banks and other traditional financial institutions, we can easily make and accept payments in fiat currencies. In some other parts of the world, the story is…

President Trump threatened Iran at the end of Sunday, warning of serious “consequences”, because rhetoric between the presidents of the two states quickly deteriorated. Mr. Trump, in a message to all the caps on Twitter, addressed to Iranian President, wrote that the state itself would…

On December 10, 2010, a major political event began in the Arab world, started in Tunisia and spread to other Arab countries. In January, demonstrations began in Sana’a on 27 January 2011 and spread to the whole country. A global media organization based in Qatar,…

One of Egypt’s most experienced snipers was Nima Mari. Mari used her skills and knowledge to protect her home and the people she cares for. Nima’s father was also an experienced sniper who was in the army but passed away after a terrorist attack which…

As the world arose from the ruins of a brutal war in the latter half of the 20th century, The republic of Iraq also began its journey towards prosperity, only to find itself thrusted and shoved back into the clutches of poverty, violence and moreover…

The 2003 American invasion of Iraq was a turning point that sparked the Second Gulf War. However; this is not where Iraq’s problems began. Iraq was already an unstable nation, due to the combination of various factors. Post-2003, Iraq faced the challenge of state-building. The…

Egypt is classified as an arid country, as it is predominantly covered by desert. In most areas, annual precipitation doesn’t even reach 80 mm, whereas coastal provinces can receive up to 200 mm. (Tour Egypt, n.d.) As Evans (2011) reported, Egypt has always been largely…

In the Emirates, the world’s largest desert area and can not pass by it. So the very first day I booked a jeep trip through the desert – a safari tour. It costs 40 US dollars. And lasts about 6 hours. By 3 o’clock in…

Ramesses II is widely remembered as one of the last great pharaohs to ever exist and was to be the most influential. Ramses the second (ii) is an influential leader because of his ability to create expansion of the empire, military and religious growth which…

In the summer of 1967 a war was fought between Israel and a coalition of Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq. The war only last six days, however, it is one of the most significant wars that was ever fought in the region. The Six-Day War…