Syria

Kurds Celebrate Ascent of “Uncle Jalal”

The hometown of Jalal Talabani was the scene of rapturous celebrations after he was named as Iraqi president.

18 Nov 05

Frustrated by poorly-performing American companies, the US government is to concentrate on aiding local efforts to rebuild Iraq.

18 Nov 05

Connections not qualifications were the key to getting work under a CPA-sponsored employment programme.

18 Nov 05

Insurgents blowing up pipelines add to technical hitches that prevent Iraq refining its oil and keep petrol queues long.

18 Nov 05

The process is risky and expensive, but many Iraqis are willing to pay for fake documents to get them to the West.

18 Nov 05

Despite continuing commitment from the international community, reconstruction efforts in Iraq are making little progress.

18 Nov 05

A new law will offer citizenship to anyone of Abkhaz origin, even if they were not born in the republic.

10 Nov 05

Under siege and wary of politics, many residents will avoid the constitutional referendum.

12 Oct 05

Turkomans and Arabs object to Kurdish plans to draw oil-rich Kirkuk into a separate autonomous region of Iraq.

22 Feb 05

The United States needs to look beyond existing political parties to establish genuine pluralism in Iraq.

22 Feb 05

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