Crisis

Sex Scandal Rocks Iraqi Shia Establishment

Videos allegedly showing senior cleric having sex seen as blow to reputation of highest Shia religious body.

4 Jul 10

Election commission officials call for second round of voting, but time, weather, and security are against them.

25 Nov 09

One week before second round of troubled presidential elections, both candidates are engaging in potentially dangerous brinkmanship.

3 Nov 09

Many residents say the fraud and intimidation that marred the first round has put them off taking part in the second.

29 Oct 09

Companies in southern Tajikistan are reeling from the effects of financial crisis, which have left them unable to pay their employees.

22 Sep 09

Companies say they’re going to the wall because the government is failing to protect them from cheap Iranian imports.

5 Oct 05

6 Sep 05

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