Armenia: Back to Square One with Turkey
In the end. painstaking efforts to rebuild the troubled relationship were blocked by massive unresolved differences.
3 Mar 15
Middle East
Our Neighbours' House
Reflections on a childhood in the Syrian city of Raqqa, now under the control of Islamic State.
23 Feb 15
Keeping the Faith in Syria's Rebels
One woman’s continued support for revolutionaries in the Syrian city of Idlib.
23 Feb 15
A Shopping Trip in Raqqa
Women face great perils just to go about their business in an Islamic State stronghold in Syria.
23 Feb 15
Does Islamic State Threaten Central Asia?
Syrian jihad won’t be replicated by returning combatants, but fundamentalist ideals are long-established in Central Asia and won’t go away, regional expert says.
6 Feb 15
Syrian Refugees Forced to Share Housing in Turkey
Across the border in Turkey, increasing demand and local resentment are making accommodation hard to find.
21 Jan 15
Syrians See Migration to Europe as Only Hope
Since the civil war started in 2011, thousands have tried to make the punishing journey but only a few succeed.
16 Jan 15
Getting By in Fallujah
Caught between Islamic State and the Iraqi military, residents of city in Iraq’s Anbar province describe daily struggle.
30 Oct 14
Syria: Somewhere Safe to Live
Under bombardment by regime forces, a man and his wife prepare for the arrival of their first child.
24 Oct 14
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