Turkey

Kabulis' Self-Imposed Curfew

Residents of the capital and its suburbs are now allowed to wander freely at night - but most are too scared to.

2 Mar 05

Rug weavers and merchants display their wares at northern fair, but admit they have some way to go to recover market position at home and abroad.

2 Mar 05

Talks are bogged down on the closure date of two Russian bases on Georgian soil.

24 Feb 05

Turkomans and Arabs object to Kurdish plans to draw oil-rich Kirkuk into a separate autonomous region of Iraq.

22 Feb 05

Few in the Middle East believe Washington seeks to intervene in Iraq for anything but self-interested reasons.

22 Feb 05

The Iraqi government highlights international support for peace, while declaring itself well prepared for war.

22 Feb 05

Bush and Blair's claim that war would be for the sake of the Iraqi people is belied by past experiences in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

22 Feb 05

Kurds in northern Iraq are once again at risk from conflict, but hope for a change of regime in Baghdad.

22 Feb 05

Kurdish and US sources report Iraqi forces mobilizing at the frontiers of the Kurdish-controlled areas.

22 Feb 05

Given the huge risks, Riyadh will defer its decision on supporting a US-led war until the final moment.

22 Feb 05

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