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Pensions with Strings Attached
The local authorities in Turkmenabat have found an unusual way to show that the private sector is booming: they are forcing pensioners to sign up as small businessmen and making them pay for a license to operate.
31 Oct 06
Turkmenistan's Unloved Legal Profession
A recent survey showing that very few law students in Turkmenistan plan to work as lawyers has only underlined the difficult situation facing the profession.
31 Oct 06
Ansar al-Islam Attacks PUK Military
Awene is a Sulaimaniyah-based independent newspaper issued weekly by Awene Company.
31 Oct 06
Ocalan Says Ceasefire is Last Chance
Kurdistani Nwe is a political daily issued by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
31 Oct 06
US Diplomats Attend Reconciliation Meeting
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
31 Oct 06
Saddam Seeks Postponement of Dijail Verdict
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
30 Oct 06
Al-Iraqia TV Journalist Shot Dead in Baghdad
London-based Azzaman is issued daily by Saad al-Bazaz.
30 Oct 06
Anfal Trial Prosecutors Line up More Eyewitnesses
Kurdistani Nwe is a political daily issued by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
30 Oct 06
Joining of Croatian Generals Cases Confirmed
By Katherine Boyle in The Hague (TU No 474, 27-Oct-06)
28 Oct 06
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