Middle East
Alarm at Attacks on Turkish Armenians
While Istanbul police say common criminals carried out assaults, others suspect an ethnic motive.
Existential Fears in Afghanistan
Local experts say unchecked pressure from neighbours could fracture the state.
Karabakh Offers New Home to Syrian Armenians
Resettlement scheme angers Azerbaijan, which sees it as an obstruction to an eventual peace deal.
Tough "Cybercrimes Bill" on Hold in Iraq
Critics say law combines sweeping descriptions of “information crimes” with excessive penalties.
Iraq Amnesty Could Set Killers Loose
Draft law intended to promote return to normality, but critics warn of opposite effect if militants believe they have impunity.
Georgia At The Crossroads
Politics has, it seems, never been so popular in Georgia. But the voters are being offered two very different views on the country's future by parties contesting the coming parliamentary elections.
Oversimplifying Syria
Revolution is a struggle to dislodge the Assad regime, not the internecine conflict it is sometimes portrayed as.
Tunis Police Move in on US Embassy Invaders
Footage of police and demonstrators clashing at US embassy.
