He was kidnapped twice (including one kidnapping in Beirut from which he escaped by bolting from his captors' car in a Shia neighbourhood of Beirut[2]) and was banned at various times from visiting six Arab countries, including Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. He continued to contribute to The Guardian until 2013.
The Gun and the Olive Branch (First Published 1977; Second Edition 1984; Edition with New Foreword 2003) ISBN0-571-21945-4
Beware of Small States: Lebanon, Battleground of the Middle East (2010) ISBN978-0-571-23741-8
حذار من الدول الصغيرة: لبنان، ساحةُ معارك الشرق الأوسط - Arabic Edition of Beware of Small States: Lebanon, Battleground of the Middle East (Rimal Publications, 2013) ISBN978-9963-610-99-0