Middle East

Baathists' Return Arouses Fears

The Coalition Provisional Authority’s U-turn on former Baath party members is causing anger and anxiety.

22 Feb 05

Sensing no change in their status under the new government, Kurdish leaders suggest their entity may break away.

22 Feb 05

Number of schools using Kurdish as the language of instruction will double next year.

22 Feb 05

Many back Ghazi al-Yawir as president, but have mixed views about the new administration.

22 Feb 05

Some say US has let them down and turned them into “second-class” citizens.

22 Feb 05

The people of Kurdistan believe their leaders are repeating the historic mistakes of Kurdish national movements.

22 Feb 05

Efforts are underway to restore what was once the world's leading date industry.

22 Feb 05

Kurds find they are blocked from reclaiming land that was once theirs.

22 Feb 05

Iraq’s new interim president welcomed by many as a potential strong leader, although some see him as no more than an American agent.

22 Feb 05

Iraqi authorities show little enthusiasm for Kurds’ quest to find women believed to have been given away as trophies by the Baath regime.

22 Feb 05

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