Oman
Rail System For Muscat?
With the concept of a railway system in the Batinah region having since grown into a wider North Oman network, an extension into Muscat, experts say, is the next logical step in the evolution of the Sultanate's ambitious rail initiative.

Iraq
Saddam's Big Boast
Saddam Hussein falsely let the world to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) because he feared revealing his weakness to Iran, unclassified FBI interviews show.

Lebanon
Implementing Change
By tipping the electoral scale in favor of the victorious pro-Western March 14 coalition, real Christian influence resurfaced for the first time in post-Civil War Lebanon.