March 19 2003 marked the beginning of the Second Gulf War in Iraq, but the people of Iraq had in fact been suffering the effects of conflict and economic sanctions since the nineteen eighties... more

Though Egypt's capital city of Cairo has a thriving middle-class and the country is rich in industry, the contrast between north and south, urban and rural, is striking... more

The years of conflict faced by the Palestinian people show no sign of relenting; in fact many believe that the humanitarian situation is worse now than it has been at any time since 1967... more

Yemen is one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. Poverty is widespread with around 42 percent of the population living below the poverty line...more

After being shattered by over 15 years of civil war, Lebanon had just begun to recover when the July 2006 conflict occurred. This month-long conflict killed an estimated 1,000 Lebanese people and injured around four thousand. The majority of these people were civilians...more