| Under the Abbasids, Baghdad became the capital and the center of political power and culture in the Middle East. |
| Last year, the event was held at Goodwood racecourse and pitted Europe against the Middle East. |
| Many have spent hundreds of pounds customising their kit from army surplus stores ahead of being deployed to the Middle East. |
| The real money is at home and the real money is amongst the oil fields of the Middle East. |
| But Germany and Japan make poor analogies with respect to the contemporary Middle East. |
| The Telegraph makes an aggressive argument for an end to appeasement in the Middle East. |