No Iraqi Consensus on US Security Pact
Many unsure what to make of historic deal signed off last week.
28 Dec 08
Iran
Kandahar Schools Empty After Acid Attack on Girls
Arrest of alleged Taleban militants for attack on schoolgirls fails to reassure nervous and angry population.
18 Dec 08
Heratis Suspect Iran of Cultural Sabotage
Herat officials claim Iranians behind theft of artefacts and destruction of historical sites.
8 Dec 08
Politicians Ponder Obama Iraq Strategy
They believe US president-elect unlikely to pursue campaign pledges on troop pullout and aid.
12 Nov 08
Viewing the West
Young Iranians navigate their way through negative propaganda and positive images of life in the West to form their own views.
17 Oct 08
Ahmadinejad's Economic Surgery – Will the Patient Survive?
Plan to cut subsidies and distribute the money saved to the poor seen as populist and unworkable.
15 Oct 08
North Struggles With Severe Drought
Warnings of imminent starvation as thousands of families move in search of food and water.
11 Jul 08
Conservatives Challenge Ahmadinejad Over Economy
In a remarkable shift, politicians linked to the religious establishment take government to task for failed economic policies.
8 Jul 08
Nuclear Sanctions Have Limited Effect
Government uses steps taken by international community to explain away domestic economic problems of its own making.
25 Jun 08
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