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Opinion: A Step in the Right Direction

Awene is issued weekly by the Awene Company.

Editorial: A Sacred Step Forward

Al-Sabah is a daily newspaper supported by the Iraqi government.

University Entrance Numbers to Fall

Education reforms instituted by Turkmen president Saparmurat Niazov are preventing thousands of school leavers from going on to higher education. The selection of new entrants to colleges and universities will shortly get under way, and education official

Rare Strike Prompted Minister's Sacking

The dismissal of Turkmen textile minister Dortguly Aidogdiev in May appears to have been prompted by a strike by workers in the sector.

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Lawsuit Against Iraqi President

Hawlati is issued weekly by the Ranj Print House.

Eleven Refugee Camps Planned

Al-Sabah is a daily newspaper supported by the Iraqi government.

Sweep mounted between Tikrit and Kirkuk

Kurdistani Nwe issued daily by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Najaf Sealed off

London-based Azzaman is issued daily by Saad al-Bazaz.

Abuse Rife in the Military

In recent years, Turkmenistan’s army has seen an increasing number of deaths caused by brutal treatment meted out by soldiers on their fellow-conscripts.