Kamaran Najm
Media
Previously shunned by American TV companies, Al Jazeera is finally making its way in the US, plus CNN's new global take on the news and Alain de Botton at Heathrow.
Rock the Basra
Iraq plans a shipping route to rival the Suez Canal, starting with a port south of Basra. The biggest project in the nation’s history, but will residents of the war-ravaged city benefit?
Monocle travel guide
Basque culinary fireworks in Paris, bed and breakfast on the Oregon coast, a new Oslo alehouse and a Berlin foodstore to set your creative energies ablaze. This is this month’s Monocle round-up.
Making a splash
Iraq's national rowing team, bidding for London 2012, defies the odds. With shambolic security and ethnic violence, even getting to training is an arduous task. On the water, however, none of it matters.
Monocle travel guide
This issue’s travel guide includes a concept store in Minneapolis, a canalside guesthouse in Amsterdam, a gourmet burger joint in Paris and a sweet shop in Athens. We also explore Sri Lanka by seaplane.
Monocle travel guide
Our global favourites this month include a London sushi spot, a lovers’ retreat in Greece and a Taipei hotel full of Warhol and Dalí originals. We also profile Norwegian airline Widerøe.
Green wings
Widerøe is green in both livery and ethos, thanks to its successful carbon offset scheme – just one reason why its customers seem to love the carrier so much.
Peace and prosperity
While Mosul burns, Arbil booms: Iraqi Kurdistan's capital courts Western business, oil money and $110,000 cars, proving that autonomy, security and ancient trading instincts still pay dividends.
