Mixed Fortunes for Kurdistan
Kurds enjoying post-Saddam economic boom, but have seen few political changes.
22 Feb 05
Middle East
Comment: Falsely Accused
“Agent Salaam” was told to quit working for the Americans or face death at the hands of the mujahedin.
22 Feb 05
Fallujah's Front Line
IWPR reporters fend off charges of espionage and collaboration to speak to the insurgents facing down the Americans.
22 Feb 05
Looking for General Khazraji
A former Iraqi chief of staff goes missing from Denmark, fuelling speculation that he is working with the US.
22 Feb 05
Freeing Iraq from Debt
Iraqis may have been liberated from Saddam Hussein, but they are not yet free of the punishing debt he left behind.
22 Feb 05
Shias Extend Control
Religious groups are exploiting the power vacuum, raising the risk that Shia radicals could set the agenda in southern Iraq.
22 Feb 05
Losing Iraqi Hearts and Minds
The post-war chaos has fuelled Arab media cynicism over US intentions in Iraq.
22 Feb 05
Stirrings in Egypt
The fall of Saddam Hussein has opened debate over "regime change" in other Arab countries.
22 Feb 05
America's Dubious Ally
The White House is flirting with an armed Iranian organisation on its own "terrorist" blacklist.
22 Feb 05
Repairing US-Arab Relations
Journalists, businessmen and academics have a duty to reduce the dangerous gap between America's stated intentions in the Middle East and the Arab world's growing animosity.
22 Feb 05
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