Middle East

Shia Pilgrim Blasts Provoke Iraqi Sectarian Fears

Bloodshed highlights concerns about Shia-Sunni violence in the run-up to elections.

Impoverished Women Vulnerable to Extremists

Campaigners fear poor women in Anbar could be recruited by insurgent groups.

Baghdad Cabbies' Survival Tips

Driving the capital’s roads has long been akin to negotiating a deadly obstacle course.

Judges Toe Regime Line

Hardline Iranian judiciary likely to execute more dissidents.

Iraq: Dec '09/Jan ‘10

A series of training sessions help improve skills of reporters, editors and television producers.

Kurdistan's Wild West

Calls for Mixed Marriages Shrugged Off

Video produced during an IWPR workshop for young Syrian journalists held in Beirut, February 2010.

Taleban Buying Guns From Former Warlords

Insurgents in north take advantage of big arms caches retained by ex-militiamen in contravention of major disarmament programme.

Villagers Cut Off by Border Move

Armenian farmers lose access to fields in frontier demarcation.

Polluted Water Causes Food Poisoning

Use of dirty river water to irrigate crops means hidden risks in fruit and vegetables.