Middle East

Baku's Warming Ties to Israel Anger Iran

Tehran’s attempt to scupper Israeli president’s visit gets nowhere, as Baku decides ties to Israel take priority over Islamic solidarity.

10 Jul 09

A year after riots, questions remain around Sednaya jail and the fate of prisoners.

10 Jul 09

Local residents greet massive marine offensive with equal measures of hope and fear.

9 Jul 09

Rights advocate speaks of an "extraordinarily brutal campaign", saying hundreds may have been killed in last few months.

8 Jul 09

UN critical of pace of landmine clearance, warning it’ll be decades before targets met.

3 Jul 09

Banished from Iraq and barred from its neighbours, Palestinian refugees languish along Syrian frontier.

3 Jul 09

Washington decision to name an ambassador seen as positive but some are cautious.

2 Jul 09

A few senior jobs have gone to women but they still face an uphill struggle to be accepted as equals.

2 Jul 09

Ruling party confronts gap between socialist theory and need to modernise.

29 Jun 09

Senior Basra official says IWPR stories on social, economic and cultural issues in region will concentrate minds of authorities.

27 Jun 09

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