Middle East

Syria: Clusterbombs on a Wedding Day

How do you celebrate under the risk of constant bombardment?

8 Mar 16

Members of Idlib’s arbitration court. (Photo: Sonia al-Ali)

Idlib's Courts of Arbitration

Finding practical solutions to civil and commercial disputes.

23 Feb 16

A woman and her daughter cross the street close to ruins in Aleppo’s Al-Marja neighbourhood. (Photo: Hussam Kuwaifatiyeh)

The Happiest Day of My Life

A rare chance to celebrate amid bombing and bereavement.

22 Feb 16

The Grand Bazaar in Tehran: the end of sanctions brings hope for economic growth. (Photo: Regina Jegorova-Askerova/IWPR Georgia)

South Caucasus Hopeful for Closer Ties with Iran

The Islamic Republic's re-entry into international markets may inject new life into the region’s economy.

15 Feb 16

Supporting Community Life in Syria

Programme helps local initiatives rebuild lives in liberated areas.

9 Feb 16

When There is No Place to Hide

Displacement from Hama leads to disaster.

9 Feb 16

Simple housing units are built to allow the displaced to come home. (Photo: Darin Hassan)

Rebuilding Houses and Lives in Wadi al-Dayf

A new project aims to allow displaced families to return.

3 Feb 16

Flogged by the Islamic State

An elderly man is beaten for missing prayers.

3 Feb 16

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan (left) with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin after signing the Eurasian Economic Treaty on October 10, 2014. (Photo: Armenian president's website)

Armenia Eyes Benefits from Russian-Turkish Crisis

Experts say that Armenians can gain politically and economically from increasingly fraught relationship.

23 Dec 15

Two women walk past a school in ruins in Aleppo’s Al-Ansari neighbourhood. (Photo: Hussam Kuwaifatiyeh)

Syria: Fleeing From One Place to the Next

"Many have already left Syria, and very soon I will be joining them."

22 Dec 15

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