Iraqi Kurdistan

Impoverished Women Vulnerable to Extremists

Campaigners fear poor women in Anbar could be recruited by insurgent groups.

Baghdad Cabbies' Survival Tips

Driving the capital’s roads has long been akin to negotiating a deadly obstacle course.

Judges Toe Regime Line

Hardline Iranian judiciary likely to execute more dissidents.

Iraq: Dec '09/Jan ‘10

A series of training sessions help improve skills of reporters, editors and television producers.

Kurdistan's Wild West

Taleban Buying Guns From Former Warlords

Insurgents in north take advantage of big arms caches retained by ex-militiamen in contravention of major disarmament programme.

Villagers Cut Off by Border Move

Armenian farmers lose access to fields in frontier demarcation.

Concerns Over Copycat Uprisings in Kurdistan

Top security official tours region urging residents to express frustrations peacefully, in wake of Pirmagrun riot.

Herati Divisions Over US Consulate Plan

Some say diplomatic mission will bring risk of attacks, but others hopeful it will boost city.

Mourning Festival Galvanises Shia

Shia Muslims defy bombings to mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein.