World 25 October 2026, 13:13 via Daily Maverick

BOOK REVIEW: Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ambitious attempt to make sense of the Middle East

British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore hits paydirt again with another engaging yet thoughtful volume, this time covering the past 125 years of the entire Middle East and Maghreb.

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