Saturday, May 25, 2013


  • Tehran Girds Itself For Election Fallout

    Ahead of a presidential election, Iran's establishment has upped intelligence-gathering efforts, disrupted the Internet, and launched special units to help it prevent the type of mass unrest seen after the 2009 vote.

  • A Tale Of Two Cities

    Moldova's breakaway territory of Transdniester has raised alarm in the region with a proposal to move its parliament from Tiraspol across the Dniester River to the historically symbolic city of Bender.

  • Stuck In The Middle

    Georgia's government wants to change the dynamic of Tbilisi's relationship with the breakaway region of Abkhazia. And the mostly ethnic-Georgian population of Abkhazia's Gali district is once again feeling the squeeze.



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Video Imam, Priest Attend Event At Orthodox Cemetery In Kosovo

An imam and an Orthodox priest have joined efforts to clean a damaged Christian cemetery in Kosovo’s central town of Kosovo Polje and observe reconstruction work. The occasion was symbolic in that Kosovo Polje is the nearest town to the site of a 1389 battle in which Serbian forces were defeated by an invading army of Ottoman Turks. That event has been a pivotal part of Serbian national identity ever since.

Photogallery Najaf's 'Valley Of Peace' Cemetery

The Wadi Al-Salaam (Valley of Peace) cemetery in Najaf, Iraq, is reputed to be the largest cemetery in the world. The remains of millions of Shi'ite Muslims are buried there, and more than half a million more are interred each year. Shi'a from all over Iraq seek to be buried in the Valley of Peace, which neighbors the Imam Ali Mosque, one of the holiest Shi'ite sites. (Photos by Abbas Atilay of RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service)

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