Middle East

Sunni Patients Fear Baghdad Wards

Sunnis stay clear of hospitals for fear of being targeted by Shia death squads.

19 Sep 07

Hard-pressed doctors at province’s only hospital treat up to 500 patients a day - even more when the bombs strike.

19 Sep 07

President hopes extra deployment will help secure NATO membership.

18 Sep 07

The northern province of Balkh was deemed poppy-free, but now industrious farmers are turning to another cash crop - marijuana.

14 Sep 07

Rival militias, officials and police are all accused of having a stake in smuggling oil out of Iraq’s southern port.

13 Sep 07

<a href="?apc_state=heniicr&s=i&o=0924bc46b814c17502bf6d34640e9d5f">IWPR Special Report on Oil Exploitation in Iraq</a>

12 Sep 07

Violence, corruption and smuggling are hindering efforts to exploit Iraq's massive oil reserves.

10 Sep 07

IWPR representatives attend international conferences on justice issues.

7 Sep 07

Local tribes who reap massive profits from stolen oil are likely to obstruct the authorities’ attempts to protect pipelines.

7 Sep 07

Kidnappings of students, murders of teachers and chaotic classrooms leave education in the capital close to collapse.

7 Sep 07

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