Syria

Sulaimaniyah Beauticians in Demand

With no Islamic militants to threaten them, beauty salons in the Kurdish north are attracting droves of customers.

7 Aug 06

Bird flu scare did little to hinder a traditional spectator sport in the Kurdish north.

4 Aug 06

Police patrol the streets and comb the mountains in search of the armed Islamic forces that raided Nalchik last year.

6 Jul 06

Sectarianism and growing Islamic power concerns Christians in this ethnically mixed city.

6 Jun 06

Kidnapping, murder and arrest are the price of doing business in the most dangerous country in the world to practice journalism.

5 May 06

Interior ministry prints high-quality passports in an attempt to reduce forgeries.

21 Feb 06

Sunni, Shia and Kurds take to the streets in non-violent demonstrations against Danish newspaper.

16 Feb 06

Residents want basic services before greenery.

10 Feb 06

Though the constitutional referendum is over, the exclusion of expatriate Iraqis still rankles.

8 Dec 05

Once protected by Saddam's regime, prostitutes now fear for their lives.

24 Nov 05

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