Iraq

Hopes Fade for Iraqi Peace Plan

Prime Minister Maliki's national unity project is struggling as the killings continue relentlessly.

7 Aug 06

New media outlets have sprung up in recent years, and women have won a significant role for themselves.

7 Aug 06

Bird flu scare did little to hinder a traditional spectator sport in the Kurdish north.

4 Aug 06

Kurdish women’s rights activists say blood money payment in a high-profile case sets a dangerous precedent for crimes against women.

27 Jul 06

High prices and lack of new homes make it difficult for newlyweds to find a place of their own.

27 Jul 06

Kurdish officials blame central government for long fuel lines and power cuts, but the public holds local authorities responsible.

27 Jul 06

While Arabic and Kurdish are the official languages of Iraq, few Iraqis speak both.

21 Jul 06

Two years after the ministry was formed, its scope to bring about change is severely constrained by its miniscule budget.

12 Jul 06

Conservative values and poor protection laws leave abused women facing a grim future.

7 Jul 06

Kurds fear for their lives when traveling along the notorious Baghdad to Kirkuk highway.

7 Jul 06

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