Middle East

Political Uncertainty Continues

More than a month after the election, top Iraqi parties have yet to agree on a coalition government.

18 Nov 05

After losing badly in the Iraqi elections, the Turkoman Front signals a more nuanced approach to the Kurds’s federalism demands.

18 Nov 05

Fourteen years on from the Kurdish uprising, one of the Baath regime’s most notorious torture centres is open to the public.

18 Nov 05

As more mass graves are unearthed in the Kurdish region, families face the devastating task of identifying loved ones.

18 Nov 05

Stabbings are common as young men sort out their differences in a climate of lawlessness.

18 Nov 05

The seat of ancient civilisation has hit the headlines as a target of insurgents.

18 Nov 05

Sulaimaniyah court hears how Kurdish man staged “insurgent” attack on his Norwegian wife.

18 Nov 05

Village girls want to continue their studies at high school, but are disadvantaged by their parents’ traditional way of thinking.

18 Nov 05

Self-immolation is the last resort for women trapped in unbearable lives, and it seems to be on the increase.

18 Nov 05

Hospitals woefully short of funds needed to restore them to pre-Saddam standards.

18 Nov 05

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