After centuries of naval domination the West faces geopolitical changes centred on shipping lanes vital to world trade.
Last Modified: 07 Dec 2012 06:18 GMT
Football takes supporters to great heights, but a crisis in Turkey is threatening to drag the game into disrepute.
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2012 09:31 GMT
Exploring simmering tensions between the country's Slavic-speaking majority and its ethnic Albanian minority.
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2012 13:24 GMT
A Romanian journalist discovers that the dictatorship of the past still casts an influence over people's lives today.
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2012 15:13 GMT
For many Turkish soldiers returning from the conflict in the southeast, the past is disturbingly ever present.
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2012 10:15 GMT
Turkey and Israel were once good friends but ties have slowly soured, creating new geopolitical tensions in the region.
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2012 04:27 GMT
When love crosses the religious divide Cyprus becomes a favoured destination for Lebanese couples seeking a civil union.
Last Modified: 26 Sep 2012 14:56 GMT
We follow the stories of some American Muslims caught up in the crackdown that followed the 9/11 attacks.
Last Modified: 12 Sep 2012 13:48 GMT
Palestinian Bedouins in the Israeli-occupied Jordan Valley struggle to cling on to an age-old way of life.
Last Modified: 28 Aug 2012 14:57 GMT
Baloch politicians and leaders share their vision of self-determination and freedom from Pakistani rule.
Last Modified: 09 Jan 2012 09:36 GMT
An Argentinian woman goes in search of her Lebanese heritage and ends up uniting two families from two different worlds.
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2012 13:37 GMT
The drying up of the Aral Sea was an environmental and human tragedy, but can Kazakhstan undo this man-made disaster?
Last Modified: 08 Aug 2012 15:25 GMT
We follow Arabs released from Israeli jails as they attempt to adapt to their new lives on the outside.
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2012 14:27 GMT
Could the end of Muammar Gaddafi's rule help solve the mystery surrounding the fate of a missing Lebanese imam?
Last Modified: 24 Jul 2012 13:40 GMT
We follow Palestinians as they navigate the Israeli checkpoints that have become a frustrating feature of daily life.
Last Modified: 24 Jul 2012 13:11 GMT
We follow four survivors of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre as they look to the future despite the pain of their past.
Last Modified: 18 Jul 2012 13:24 GMT
After 70 years, mines keep maiming and killing in the deserts of northern Egypt.
Last Modified: 11 Jul 2012 10:26 GMT
An insight into Osama bin Laden's life through the eyes of people who knew him and met him.
Last Modified: 27 Dec 2011 15:20 GMT
We follow the Palestinian girls facing challenges on and off the pitch as they pursue their passion for football.
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2012 10:11 GMT
It has offices in 40 countries, nearly three million members and a $150m budget, but where did it all begin?
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2012 06:14 GMT

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Al Jazeera World is a series of one-hour documentaries showcasing films from across the Al Jazeera Network. This series includes films shown both on Al Jazeera's Arabic channel as well as its Documentary channel.

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