Iranian Pilgrims Face Highway Robbery
Increasing numbers of religious visitors are coming under attack as they visit shrines.
22 Feb 05
Middle East
Kurds Moot Future Status
The extreme option is secession – but many Kurds say this is a bargaining ploy to get the best possible status as part of Iraq.
22 Feb 05
Kurdistan Picks up the Pieces
The attack on the two main Kurdish parties has provided impetus for resolving their differences.
22 Feb 05
Thieves Descend on Baghdad Bazaar
Shopkeepers increasingly have to share the narrow streets with drug dealers and gamblers.
22 Feb 05
Open Border Eases Relations
Separated for 13 years, Iraqi and Kuwaitis become reacquainted after the fall of Saddam Hussein.
22 Feb 05
Resistance Reveals “Post-US Plan”
Baghdad residents dismiss the pledge to win control of Iraqi cities as mere bravado.
22 Feb 05
Troubled Province Tries Democracy
Governorate west of Baghdad shrugs off instability and insurrection to hold peaceful ballot.
22 Feb 05
Comment: The West's Humanitarian Charade
Bush and Blair's claim that war would be for the sake of the Iraqi people is belied by past experiences in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
22 Feb 05
Analysis: Uneasy Neighbours
For different reasons, the Gulf states find reasons to worry about the grand designs of both Saddam Hussein and George Bush.
22 Feb 05
Analysis: End of the Party
Regime change is not enough - a sustained programme of de-Ba'athification is essential to rid Iraq of the influence of the ruling party and its functionaries.
22 Feb 05
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