Middle East

Tehran Guns for Caspian Oil

Regional tensions run deep in the Caspian, where gun boats, sharp tongues and bellicose threats are making serious waves.

24 Aug 01

The alliance's operation to disarm Albanian fighters hangs in the balance as violence flares.

10 Aug 01

Romanian plans to join NATO are threatened by the government's inability to come up with the funds to reform its armed forces.

10 Aug 01

US reluctance to get involved in Macedonia could undermine peace prospects.

9 Aug 01

A body has been set up to try to bridge the long-standing rift between Armenia and Turkey.

31 Jul 01

Azerbaijan president Heidar Aliev is facing stiff opposition from loyalists over plans to name his son, Ilham, as his successor.

31 Jul 01

Drug-addiction in Bosnia is fast becoming a serious problem

25 Jul 01

The Azeri media fear the compulsory transition from Cyrillic to Latin letters will cost them readers

29 Jun 01

Armenia's overtures to the EU are seen as new evidence of a growing pro-Western outlook

18 Jun 01

Armenia's energy sector survived the tough post-Soviet years but is now running out of steam

17 Jun 01

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