January 4, 2010 / The Washington Times
Iason Athanasiadis
A corrupt Greek minister tries to sell the Parthenon to the country's powerful Orthodox Church to develop into a casino.
December 29, 2009 / The Washington Times
Iason Athanasiadis
Review of: MY LIFE AS A TRAITOR: AN IRANIAN MEMOIR, by Zarah Ghahramani Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $14, 256 pages, Reviewed by Iason Athanasiadis ISTANBUL -- The confession she was urged to sign...
December 27, 2009 / The Washington Times
Iason Athanasiadis
Iranian police opened fire on demonstrators Sunday, killing the nephew of presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and several others and creating new martyrs and momentum for Iran's opposition on...
December 10, 2009 / The Washington Times
Anna-Katarina Gravgaard, William Wheeler
“That’s what this conference needs to be about—turning words into real action the day the conference is over."
October 18, 2009 / The Washington Times
Anna-Katarina Gravgaard, William Wheeler
After his home slipped into the powerful currents of the Meghna River four years ago, Monoranjab Dus came looking for new land along this waterlogged stretch of coastline slowly emerging from the sea...
September 6, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan | Eight years ago, this northern flood plain was the scene of the Taliban's last stand.
August 23, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
KABUL, Afghanistan | Abdullah Abdullah, the leading challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, accused his rival on Saturday of using his power to manipulate the war-torn country's second-ever pr
August 22, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
KABUL, Afghanistan | President Hamid Karzai and leading challenger Abdullah Abdullah both claimed to be ahead Friday in Afghanistan's second presidential election, after a vote marred by sporadic v
August 21, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan | In the months leading up to Afghanistans second presidential election, there was growing optimism the country was shifting away from ethnic patronage toward a newer kind o
August 19, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
KABUL, Afghanistan | Insurgents stepped up a bombing campaign Tuesday in an apparent attempt to disrupt Thursday's elections, and the government countered by restricting local and international media...
August 18, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
KABUL, Afghanistan | As Afghanistan's second-ever presidential campaign season came to a close Monday, authorities moved to tighten security in the face of Taliban threats to disrupt the vote with
August 17, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
Top candidates made a last-minute push for votes Sunday, with incumbent President Hamid Karzai appearing in a televised debate in which opponents spent nearly 90 minutes criticizing his alliances wi
August 16, 2009 / The Washington Times
Jason Motlagh
JAGHORI, Afghanistan | Swaying from the sunroof of a dirt-streaked 4x4, Abdullah Abdullah could only grin.

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