Middle East

Uphill Task for Next Georgian President

Mikael Saakashvili can count on popular goodwill and western aid, but from the moment he is elected president he will face huge problems.

23 Dec 03

The extraordinary career of the man who dominated Azerbaijan for more than 30 years.

18 Dec 03

Public grief for a dead president gives way to speculation about what the future holds for his son.

18 Dec 03

With a little help from Moscow, the leader of the Black Sea region of Ajaria continues to defy the leaders of Georgia's revolution.

11 Dec 03

Moscow's energy expansion in Armenia lights the way to new "liberal empire".

24 Oct 03

Aspiring female athletes find they are hamstrung by lack of funds and a conservative society that disapproves of their participation.

22 Oct 03

Ten years after the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, a small community of Abkhaz still lives peacefully in a corner of Georgia.

11 Oct 03

Washington’s move stemmed from concern over pace of reform and corruption.

2 Oct 03

Exiles who've returned to help build Iraq find themselves up against an entrenched elite largely untouched by the war.

24 Sep 03

Squabbling coalition has little to fear from disorganised rivals.

12 Sep 03

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