Dream Homes Turn Off Erbil Residents
With many locals struggling to pay their rents, plans for a luxury development have not gone down well.
10 Oct 06
Israel
Whatever Happened to Didymus Mutasa?
Man once presented as a near-saint now at the centre of a web of state violence and alleged corruption.
4 Oct 06
Azerbaijan's Jewish Enclave
“Mountain Jews” live harmoniously with their Muslim neighbours in the north of the country.
26 Sep 06
Circassian Outrage At Anniversary Plans
Officials in Adygeia accused of cashing in on a fraudulent version of history.
26 Sep 06
Mobile Phones Used to Text Threats
Modern cellphones may be convenient, but many Iraqis are abandoning them because they bear nothing but bad news.
13 Sep 06
Iraq: Cash and Sympathy for Lebanon
Lebanese crisis elicits Iraqi admiration for Hezbollah’s defiance as well as pity for civilian casualties.
19 Aug 06
Lebanese Conflict Reverberates in Afghanistan
Perceived American indifference to Lebanese Muslims’ suffering seen as damaging to the United States’ allies in Afghanistan, and a gift to its enemies.
9 Aug 06
Renewed Fears of Militancy in Kabardino-Balkaria
Police patrol the streets and comb the mountains in search of the armed Islamic forces that raided Nalchik last year.
6 Jul 06
A Dangerous Occupation
Kidnapping, murder and arrest are the price of doing business in the most dangerous country in the world to practice journalism.
5 May 06
Adygeia's President Confronts Kremlin
Leader puts his future – and that of his small republic – on the line.
14 Apr 06
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