Middle East

Women Get a Break at the Pumps

Authorities provide women with their own petrol station to spare them the discomfort of queuing days for fuel.

4 Oct 06

Man once presented as a near-saint now at the centre of a web of state violence and alleged corruption.

4 Oct 06

Dreaming of travel and a better life away from poverty and war, some Iraqi women are agreeing to marry men they hardly know.

2 Oct 06

Some Shia politicians are pushing for a southern federal state, but not everyone is convinced.

29 Sep 06

Women’s NGOs have proliferated over the last few years, though there’s some debate about how effective or independent they are.

27 Sep 06

Violence against women has become increasingly common in Iraq.

27 Sep 06

Chinese business floods into Georgia, but little flows in the opposite direction.

26 Sep 06

“Mountain Jews” live harmoniously with their Muslim neighbours in the north of the country.

26 Sep 06

Officials in Adygeia accused of cashing in on a fraudulent version of history.

26 Sep 06

In a country where jobs are scarce, the possibility of well-paid work is tempting many Turkmen abroad.

25 Sep 06

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