Nehad Selaiha mops up 2006 and looks forward to new treats

Amal Choucri Catta finds some nuts too hard to crack

While British archaeologist Gertrude Bell played a significant role in the creation of modern Iraq, is this enough to justify the current level of interest in her, asks David Tresilian

Jeanette Atiya hails a bibliography of Arabic literature translated into English that will serve as an indispensable guide to both the general reader and the specialist

By Mursi Saad El-Din