Northern City Set for Election Battle
Enthusiastic supporters take to the streets of Sulaimaniyah as two parties prepare to face off.
Enthusiastic supporters take to the streets of Sulaimaniyah as two parties prepare to face off.
Hopes for independent reporting dashed as media favours particular election candidates.
The city has seen little of the lively electioneering that has been a feature of other parts of the region.
Leading election candidates pledge to address host of diverse problems.
Women in Herat cope alone after losing husbands to drug trafficking.
Parliamentarians continue to seek answers to malpractice charges.
He denies knowledge of specific weapons deliveries and payment to Iran but acknowledges use of foreign fighters.
City dwellers recall experiences of retreating US military with bitterness and, occasionally, admiration.
Decree removes protection for family murders but is not enough for some.
A courageous Iraqi journalist, who covered sectarian violence in the north of the country, has been murdered in Mosul, the latest victim of attacks against Muslim women reporters.