Middle East

A Dangerous Trade

Once protected by Saddam's regime, prostitutes now fear for their lives.

24 Nov 05

President Niazov seems to be on a roll, extracting the best possible deal on the gas he sells Ukraine. But how long will his winning streak last?

24 Nov 05

Women attorneys maintain that discrimination in the courts runs rampant.

24 Nov 05

Rates benefiting married government workers are discriminatory, say unmarried women.

24 Nov 05

Kurdish and Arab residents increasingly at odds over former’s demand for town’s reincorporation into Kurdistan.

23 Nov 05

Talabani fails in bid to secure medical treatment for indicted Ba’ath Party official.

23 Nov 05

Bulgaria embarrassed after Strasbourg judges lambast Sofia for outlawing ethnic Macedonian party.

22 Nov 05

Sunnis urge resignation of defence minister who threatened to target those who shelter insurgents.

21 Nov 05

Those unwilling or unable to commit to a long-term relationship can find a solution in the Shia practice of temporary marriage

20 Nov 05

NATO states opposed to defence demand for the secretly-recorded conversations.

20 Nov 05

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