Middle East

The Drug Courier Children of Herat

13 May 10

Airline Business Set for Take-Off?

Once-battered sector showing sharp signs of recovery, but faces a raft of problems.

12 May 10

Airline Dispute Raises Iraqi-Kuwaiti Tensions

Kuwait seeks 1.2 billion dollars in heated legal dispute with Iraqi Airways.

7 May 10

Male followers of the Qadriya sect engage in traditional acts of worship in Barzinja, a small mountainous village, east of Sulaimaniyah city in Iraqi Kurdistan. Sheikh Abdul-Qadir Gilani founded the sect in Baghdad in the late 11th century. Photo by Kamaran Najm/Metrography.

Sufi Gather in Iraqi Kurdistan

Thousands of followers of an ancient Sufi sect gathered for a traditional religious ceremony on April 30 in Barzinja, a small, mountainous village in Iraqi Kurdistan.

7 May 10

Can Iraq Repeat 2007 Football Triumph?

Since winning the Asian Cup, Iraqi football has been dogged by problems, dimming prospects for next year’s competition.

5 May 10

Iraqiya Could Lose Narrow Lead

Bloc warns of instability, political influence over courts as votes are recounted in Baghdad.

30 Apr 10

Sadr City Shaken by Bombings

Critics say security forces are not doing enough to protect civilians.

29 Apr 10

Glass Ceiling for Female Kurdish Politicians

Campaigners say women in northern Iraq are underrepresented in leadership posts.

29 Apr 10

Armenia Freezes Peace Process With Turkey

Russia and US put brave face on move, welcoming fact that Armenia has not withdrawn from process entirely.

25 Apr 10

Georgia's Armenians Want Tbilisi to Recognise Genocide

But analysts say it could not afford to put its relations at risk with Ankara. By Tamuna Uchidze in Akhaltsikhe