Middle East

Will Constitution Curb Wife Abuse?

Violence against women is illegal under new charter, but many fear attacks will continue.

18 Nov 05

Troops’ use of rooftop vantage points leaves homeowners none too pleased.

18 Nov 05

Peaceful demonstration in Kurdish region spills over into a riot with political overtones.

18 Nov 05

Separated from this multi-ethnic city in the 1970s, residents of Kalar, Kifri, Chamchamal and Doozkhurmatoo want to come home.

18 Nov 05

A once-peaceful Baghdad neighbourhood is one of many to have fallen victim to sectarian murders.

18 Nov 05

Extension sought for compensation applications by those who lost property under Saddam.

18 Nov 05

Youngsters overcome myriad problems to stage fable with marked contemporary resonances.

18 Nov 05

Sometimes the timing is all wrong for expectant mothers, when a nighttime dash to hospital means running the gauntlet of security checks.

18 Nov 05

Officials in Kurdish city accept that they have failed to deliver adequate services but say they just don’t have the resources.

18 Nov 05

Full participation in the referendum seen as the best way to vote down a document many Sunnis object to.

18 Nov 05

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