Stories by Robert Fisk

Reports from Cairo on the growing confidence of the country's citizens who want an end to Mubarak's despotic rule.

With three wars raging in the greater Mid-east and a fourth perhaps on its way, the toll of blood and treasure is an abomination.

The mystery is how a Jordanian 'mole' could be of use in Afghanistan

That's how police deal with protesters after Iran's poll kept the hardliners in power.

179,000 dead Iraqis? Or closer to a million? The British never cared about the Iraqis. That's why we don't know the figure. That's why we left Basra.

Authorities say Mohamed al-Dainy planned a deadly suicide bombing. His allies say he's a fighter for human rights. But nobody knows where he is.

Israel is ignoring the lessons of history by banning the press from the areas it is bombing.

The brutal torture and killing of prisoners in Afghanistan is a routine of history.

Hundreds of "insurgents" have been executed since 2003, victims of the same summary justice they mete out to their own captives.

The dangerous face of ordinary life has been captured by Iraqis on their cell phones.

An account of the most widespread campaign of self-liquidation in human history.

Is this how lame-duck American presidents are supposed to behave?

Forget the conspiracy theories. Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk just wants a few questions answered.

Hamas is the democratically elected government of the Palestinian territories -- now that it has taken control of the Gaza Strip from the Fatah party, will Israel and the West keep supporting the old regime?

Revealed: a new counter-insurgency strategy to carve up the city into sealed areas. The tactic failed in Vietnam. So what chance does it have in Iraq?