Sunni Militants Issue Religious Edicts in Mosul
Terrified residents are forced to comply with puritanical Islamic laws as insurgents tighten their grip on the city.
11 Jun 07
Middle East
Everyone's a Winner at Helmand's Drug Bazaars
The poppy harvest is in and everyone from the Taleban to local government officials is cooperating to get the opium crop to market.
8 Jun 07
Circassians Press Genocide Claims
North Caucasian people say a historical crime against them has gone unremembered.
8 Jun 07
Honour Killing Sparks Fears of New Iraqi Conflict
The Yezidi minority has so far stayed well out of Iraq’s internecine battles, but violence with their Muslim neighbours has escalated following the murder of a girl who apparently converted to Islam.
6 Jun 07
Afghans Divided on Regional Integration
Membership of a South Asian economic grouping may not be all it is cracked up to be.
2 Jun 07
Caucasian Migrants' Struggle in Russia
Armenians and Azerbaijanis look for ways round new curbs on migrant workers, while Georgians take most of the heat.
25 May 07
Forcible Expulsions From Iran Put Pressure on Kabul
Legal refugees as well as illegal aliens are swept up and dumped on the Afghan border.
21 May 07
Energy Price Rise Rattles Georgia
Government blamed for not limiting steep increase in gas price.
4 May 07
Drugs Court Gets Mixed Reviews
The government’s attempt to fast-track drug offenders has secured some convictions, though some suspect the big players are too powerful to be caught.
28 Apr 07
Under the Veil - Choice or Coercion?
The wearing of the Hijab, or veil, a traditional Muslim custom, denounced as repressive by many, is being observed by increasing numbers of women in Iraq.
17 Apr 07
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