Iraqi Kurdistan

Relentless Baku Building Boom

City residents watch in alarm as their skyline is transformed by developers with little regard for planning regulations.

28 Apr 04

Allegation made to the UN that Nagorny Karabakh is used as narcotics route is angrily denied by the Armenians.

18 Mar 04

Armenian and Turkish specialists are stepping up their collaboration, despite scepticism on both sides.

21 Feb 04

Thousands of Armenian women end up being sexually exploited in Turkey or the UAE – and the perpetrators are going unpunished.

15 Jan 04

Public grief for a dead president gives way to speculation about what the future holds for his son.

18 Dec 03

Aspiring female athletes find they are hamstrung by lack of funds and a conservative society that disapproves of their participation.

22 Oct 03

Washington’s move stemmed from concern over pace of reform and corruption.

2 Oct 03

Exiles who've returned to help build Iraq find themselves up against an entrenched elite largely untouched by the war.

24 Sep 03

Squabbling coalition has little to fear from disorganised rivals.

12 Sep 03

The International Monetary Fund is running out of patience with Tbilisi’s failure to implement reforms.

25 Jul 03

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