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Bush signals softer line on Iran
The Guardian, 31 Dec 2003
The United States yesterday signalled a dramatic shift in its attitude towards Iran, a country previously branded by President George Bush as part of an "axis of evil".
Syria was conduit for Saddam arms
The Guardian,…
Political map 2002 (also pdf format)
Political map 1991
Shaded relief map 2002 (also pdf format)
Shaded relief map Atlas of the Middle East, 1993
Small map 2011
Yemen wall chart 2002
Administrative divisions 2002 (also pdf format)
Administrative divisions
(Caution: this older version…
General maps
Maps on this page are at PASSIA or University of Texas except where indicated. To provide more complete coverage, this page includes some links which refer to Israel.
Israel and neighbouring states
Political map, 1990 (170 k)
Shaded relief map
1988 (374k)
Small map
Showing main towns,…
General maps
Detailed map of Iraq
Probably the best map of Iraq on the web (mideastweb.org)
General map of Iraq
2002. High-quality PDF file - 529k (UN Cartographic Section). Also jpg version (134k)
Political map
1996 (295k)
Shaded relief map
1996 (307k)
Shaded relief map
CIA, 1993 (580k)
Small map…
Documents on Israel/Palestine
A large collection of historical documents, from the Balfour Declaration of 1917 to the peace process of the early 2000s, can be found at the Avalon Project website (Yale University Law School).
Documents relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Another large…
State and politics
Communique Number One
Broadcast by Colonel Qadhafi after taking power, 1 September 1969)
Text of constitution
11 December 1969
Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People
2 March 1977
Previous constitution (1951-69)
Text of the constitution that was in…
National documents
Text of constitution
1926, with amendments through to 2004
National Reconciliation Charter
Cairo Agreement, 1969
Text of the document that legalised the Palestinianmilitary presence in Lebanon
Ta'if Accord, 1989
Full text of the agreement that ended the civil war.
Lebanon and…
Pre-Islamic period
Asia Minor - Ancient (638k)
From a Classical Atlas of Ancient Geography by Alexander G. Findlay, 1849
Madaba mosaic map
An illustrated discussion of the famous 6th century Byzantine map found in Jordan in 1896. Covering an area from Lebanon to the Nile, and from the Mediterranean…
General maps
More maps in the historical maps section
Middle East
Political, 1998
Middle East
Political, 1997 (pdf –1Mb)
North Africa and the Middle East
Political, 1995
Arabian Peninsula and vicinity
(shaded relief) 1984
Gulf region
Political, 1981
Muslim distribution
Red Sea
Shaded relief, 1984…
Arabic literature is not well-known in the west. To help redress the balance, here are some works by contemporary Arab writers that have been translated into English (or, in a few cases, were originally written in English). The list is based on recommendations from the British Council's website,…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
