Iran

Choking on Air Pollution

High levels of dust and fumes prompt UN to launch a year-long study of air quality.

21 Feb 05

In this traditional society, daughters are often seen as a burden on a family.

21 Feb 05

Allegation made to the UN that Nagorny Karabakh is used as narcotics route is angrily denied by the Armenians.

18 Mar 04

Public grief for a dead president gives way to speculation about what the future holds for his son.

18 Dec 03

Aspiring female athletes find they are hamstrung by lack of funds and a conservative society that disapproves of their participation.

22 Oct 03

Dramatic proof of president's shaky health raises doubts as to whether he can really seek a third term in office this autumn.

25 Apr 03

A protest by desperate women in the Nakhichevan reflects wave of popular discontent in the traditionally pro-Aliev province.

21 Feb 02

Azerbaijan president Heidar Aliev is facing stiff opposition from loyalists over plans to name his son, Ilham, as his successor.

31 Jul 01

Corrupt officials in Azerbaijan are suspected of lining their pockets with the proceeds of illegal sturgeon fishing.

26 May 00

Economic hardship has prompted Turkey to open the border with Armenia for the first time since the war over Karabakh.

11 Feb 00

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