Middle East

Drought Blights Syrian Villages

Slow response to crisis prompts many to flee to big cities.

28 Jan 10

Border crackdown upsets Kurdish smugglers trafficking oil and alcohol between Iran and Iraq.

27 Jan 10

New solutions beyond the regime’s control are needed to allow the truth to reach the masses.

26 Jan 10

Targeted sanctions likely to pose serious problems for the Tehran regime, but it remains defiant.

25 Jan 10

Lawyers, victims applaud death sentence but not satisfied with crimes against humanity conviction.

25 Jan 10

Elections and nuclear impasse have dulled hopes for an accommodation with the US on Afghanistan.

22 Jan 10

Opposition crowds seem to have shifted from passive protest to robust resistance to security forces.

22 Jan 10

Once crushed political forum starts thriving Facebook group.

21 Jan 10

Protests in Iraq after Ankara outlaws Kurdish political party.

20 Jan 10

Hundreds take to the streets in violent protest against poor standard of public services.

20 Jan 10

Support local journalists