Middle East

Push to Prepare Women for Referendum

As ballot on constitution approaches, efforts are made to ensure women are equipped to make informed choice.

10 Oct 05

Apathy and ignorance leaves many Baghdad residents ill-prepared for historic vote.

10 Oct 05

Companies say they’re going to the wall because the government is failing to protect them from cheap Iranian imports.

5 Oct 05

A marked increase in regional disunity is draining countries of their resources and increasing their dependence on outside powers.

4 Oct 05

New leaders make it clear they will not tamely follow their predecessors’ policies on either Iraq or Europe.

30 Sep 05

Religious groups from Iran are unsettling members of Georgia’s ethnic Azeri minority.

16 Sep 05

Delegates at a conference on Armenia’s future voted for independent development, rather than placing too much reliance on Russia or Europe.

8 Sep 05

Murder of cleric appears to have exposed rift between moderate Muslim establishment and youthful hard liners.

6 Sep 05

Will the premiers of Serbia and Montenegro have the stomach to force reform on the armed forces?

6 Sep 05

A multi-million dollar deal to buy second-hand British warships has come in for criticism.

6 Sep 05

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