Iran

Poll Widens Sectarian Schism in Pilgrimage City

Election campaign targeting Shia pilgrims in Sunni-dominated Samarra shows politics still defined by sect.

4 Mar 10

Poppy producing area diversifies into heroin as crop price falls.

24 Feb 10

Brief clash highlights risk of further conflict as Iran sets out to guard oil reserves.

22 Feb 10

International embargo on Iran has tied the hands of dissidents.

22 Feb 10

With official labour bodies in the hands of the state, its opponents have no means of rallying workers to the cause.

22 Feb 10

The lives of many ordinary Iranians have changed irrevocably since the emergence of the Green Movement.

22 Feb 10

Former Bosnian Serb leader demands documents he says will prove UN members funneled weapons to Bosnian army.

21 Feb 10

Police official says he has credible evidence that Taleban chief opposed to Salma Dam is funded by Iranians.

19 Feb 10

Provincial officials say 2007 could be the biggest year yet for opium production in the war-torn province.

15 Feb 10

Iraq’s political feuds – and geopolitical frailty – are exposed by Iranian incursions against smugglers.

15 Feb 10

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