Saddam Purged From Kids' Books
Principal publisher of children's literature jettisons Saddam-era propaganda.
22 Feb 05
Iran
Disabled Wardens Get Green Light
Handicapped volunteers have started to help out Baghdad’s traffic police with growing jams.
22 Feb 05
Foreign Students Flock to Iraqi Kurdish Colleges
Kurdish students from Iran and Syria are escaping the troubles by studying in northern Iraq.
22 Feb 05
Suspect Held Over Halabja
Sixteen years after the Kurdish town was hit by a poison gas attack, a man alleged to have supplied the chemicals could be brought to justice.
22 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: Niazov Tightens Borders
Concerns over drug smuggling appear to be behind Turkmenistan's decision to tighten border security.
22 Feb 05
Khan Tightens Grip on Herat
Warlord Ismail Khan looks to Tehran to help him consolidate his Herat powerbase.
22 Feb 05
Hidden Agenda of Afghan Donors
Kabul should be wary of the motives of some of the countries contributing to the Afghan reconstruction process.
22 Feb 05
Turkmen Face Crippling Travel Curbs
Mushrooming checkpoints along major routes have made Turkmen citizens foreigners in their own country.
22 Feb 05
Karimov U-turn on Islam
President Karimov is reversing his government's once tolerant attitude towards Islam
22 Feb 05
Astana Eager for Oil Profits
Kazakstan is keen to exploit growing interest in its Caspian oil fields
22 Feb 05
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