Un journaliste et écrivain palestino-égyptien, dont l'œuvre explore en profondeur le conflit israélo-palestinien. Né d'un père palestinien et d'une mère égyptienne, Aburish a fréquenté des écoles à Jérusalem et à Beyrouth. Il est retourné à Beyrouth dans les années 1950 en tant que reporter pour Radio Free Europe et The London Daily Mail. Ses écrits approfondis sur le conflit offrent une perspective unique sur sa complexité et son impact.
A biography and a psychological profile of Saddam Hussein. It is the story of how the man who, with the encouragement of western governments, made his country the most advanced in the Arab world in the 1970s, and through personal ambition led it to disaster at the end of the 1980s, fights for... číst celé
An insider's account of true espionage, intrigue and conspiracy in the post-war Middle East, which reads like a Bond-esque thriller. Spies, journalists, politicians, tycoons, would-be assassins and oil sheiks mingle in the luxurious St George Hotel bar, the cosmopolitan centre of Beirut. From the 1950's through to its destruction in 1975 due to civil war, the plots, deals, and stories that came out of this famous hotel and its beachside bar make fascinating reading, featuring famous names as Kim Philby, Miles Copeland, Wilbur Crane and James Russell Barracks. Many incidents which went on to shape Middle Eastern history are related here, the plan to restore the monarchy in Baghdad, an attempt to overthrow King Hussein and the assassination of a Syrian president. In Beirut Spy, Said Aburish examines the plots and counterplots, stretching over a quarter of a century.