Middle East

Return to the Marshes

Border Turks Want Door to Armenia Kept Shut

Plan to reopen frontier between Armenia and Turkey wins few friends in towns and villages on Turkish side.

Calls for Inquiry Into Kurdish Soldiers' Deaths

Rights group want investigation into spate of suicides among soldiers completing national service.

Baghdad Nightlife Revival

Many see going out as a simple act of defiance against the extremists.

Don't Talk Politics

Reporter vainly tries to get an idea of how people view politicians they voted for.

Karabakh Eyes Armenia-Turkey Thaw With Suspicion

The recent warming in the relations of the two estranged neighbours provokes ambiguous reactions in Nagorny Karabakh.

Karabakh Eyes Armenia-Turkey Thaw With Suspicion

The recent warming in the relations of the two estranged neighbours provokes ambiguous reactions in Nagorny Karabakh.

Russia's Gift of Recognition Hurts Abkhaz Traders

Exports nosedive as an unintended consequence of Moscow’s diplomatic gesture of friendship.

Profile: Buthaina Shaaban

As the Syrian president’s right-hand woman, Shaaban presents a polished defence of regime policies.

Border Turks Want Door to Armenia Kept Shut

Plan to reopen frontier between Armenia and Turkey wins few friends in towns and villages on Turkish side.