IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
The government of Turkmenistan has imposed tighter security measures in advance of the election of a president to replace Saparmurad Niazov. Surveillance and other means of controlling the population have become tougher than ever.
Once patronised largely by the uneducated, fortune-tellers' are now appealing to wider section of the population, particularly women.
Al-Adala is issued daily by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
Al-Ittihad is published daily by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture and Arts.
Al-Iraq al-Yoom is a weekly newspaper issued by Isra Shakir.
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada Institution for Media, Culture, and Arts.