“The Arab” is noisy, exceedingly polite, evasive, honorable to the core, thin-skinned and a whole lot else. At least that’s according to A Soldier’s Guide to the Republic of Iraq, a booklet prepared ...

What do you do when you see close friends, acquaintances and colleagues, or when you meet complete strangers for business meetings? You greet them. It’s just an instinct. How you greet people, however ...

Home to gleaming skyscrapers and upmarket shopping malls, World Cup host Qatar is also a conservative Muslim country deeply attached to its customs and traditions. Here are some of the cultural ...