Middle East

Wife for a Night

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

A glittering complex housing a hotel and nearly 100 expensive shops is a source of wonder for Kabul residents.

20 Nov 05

Those who put on makeup or choose not to wear the veil fall victim to militants.

20 Nov 05

Pro-government supporters and opposition activists hold rival demonstrations as tensions rise on eve of parliamentary ballot.

20 Nov 05

Hizb-ut-Tahrir faces a bleak future as Kazakstan follows its Central Asian neighbours down the road of banning the Islamic group.

20 Nov 05

A government commission set up to investigate the former administration’s finances faces political pressure and tortuous accounting.

20 Nov 05

The looting and violence that followed the March revolution has failed to dent Turkish investor confidence.

20 Nov 05

Thousands of Turkish contract workers getting well-paid jobs in a republic with rampant unemployment.

20 Nov 05

Repressive language laws are forcing ethnic Kazaks out of Turkmenistan.

20 Nov 05

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