Rafa Benitez is never quite satisfied. Even after watching his team thrash Aston Villa 8-0, his side's joint biggest league win and Villa's heaviest defeat, he spoke of things that could be better. Jonathan Wilson reports Read Article Chelsea 8 Aston Villa 0
Controls required to help guard against a repeat of the boom and bust cycle in the Dubai property market, Masood Ahmed, the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said. IMF official urges caution amid resurgence in Dubai property
Some warn of a return to the dark days of 2006 and 2007, but Sunni political pragmatism may show a peaceful way forward. Analysis by Iraq historian Reidar Visser How Iraq can pull back from the brink
