Middle East

Shia and Sunni MPs Fear American Withdrawal

Politicians from both groups warn US pullout would give radicals control.

31 Jul 07

Could dissolution of CFE treaty herald outbreak of conflict in the Caucasus?

27 Jul 07

Cash-strapped young women reveal how they go abroad to earn money fleecing men at nightclubs.

27 Jul 07

Residents say low salaries and runaway inflation means that they can barely make ends meet.

26 Jul 07

Security forces in the north are accused of holding suspects without charges and subjecting them to physical abuse.

26 Jul 07

Arab and international media republish work of murdererd reporter, while UNHCR commends IWPR's work in Iraq.

24 Jul 07

As if the Taleban weren’t bad enough, the Afghan government seems to be facing an insurrection within its own ranks.

24 Jul 07

By Merdijana Sadovic in Prague (TU No 511, 20-July-07)

21 Jul 07

Children of Arabs, who’ve fled violence in the rest of the country, struggling to settle in their new home.

21 Jul 07

Is Iran using Afghan soil to fight a proxy battle against the United States?

20 Jul 07

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