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2/1/2011 7:48:20 PM
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Features
Shah Bio Feels Newly Relevant
If you’ve just read “The Shah,” Abbas Milani’s new biography of the hapless Iranian monarch, the flood of revolutionary images pouring out of Tunisia and Egypt will seem strangely resonant. In some ways we saw it all before in 1979, when the collapse of the shah’s regime transformed the Middle East in ways we have yet to fully comprehend. More 
Egyptian Blogger: 'Five Years Ago I Was A Minority Opposition. Today, I Am The People'
"Sandmonkey" is one of a number of bloggers and activists in Egypt getting the message out of the country through Twitter. RFE/RL spoke with him about Internet activism in Egypt and its role in the country's uprising. More 
Russia Begins To Remember A Different Yeltsin
A statue has been unveiled of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who died in 2007, deeply unpopular among many Russians who blamed him for the hardship and humiliation they suffered in the 1990s. More 
Washington Faces Delicate Balancing Act Amid Egypt Uprising
As Mubarak struggles to keep his grip on power, the White House has been forced to confront the contradiction inherent in its policy toward Egypt. More 
Russians Marking Yeltsin's Birth
Russians are marking the 80th anniversary of the birth of Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation. More 
Bakiev's Nephew Loses Appeal
A nephew of ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev has lost his appeal against a 10-year jail sentence handed down to him in connection with deadly unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan last year. More Local authorities in the Russian city of Kirov have had to apologize after leaflets were distributed recommending people avoid behavior that might "provoke sniper attacks" during an upcoming visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. More 
Azerbaijan HIkes Rates For Water, Mail
The Azerbaijani government has hiked rates for some basic services, including for water, postage and commuter trains. Water rates rose by more than 50 percent, according to a decision on January 31 by the Council of Tariffs. Postage rates and train fares also saw relatively large increases. More Male and female students will be separated at a Tehran university in the upcoming academic year in the latest instance of gender segregation in higher education. Allameh Tabatabai University President Seyed Sadredin Shariati said the plan would be implemented first in general courses with a large number of students. More 
Kazakh Activist Faces New Charges
A Kazakh opposition politician is facing a new libel case over an article he wrote more than four years ago that was critical of President Nursultan Nazarbaev, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports. More 
'Blat' And Blotchy Faces: Life In Russia's Television Industry
Peter Pomerantsev, a former British TV producer who worked in Russia from 2006 to 2010, describes his experiences in Moscow in a comical essay in the "London Review of Books." More 
Kuwait And See?
One day after the protests broke out in Egypt, the Kuwaiti parliament approved legislation to grant each Kuwaiti 1,000 Kuwaiti dinars ($3,580) and to subsidize the cost of basic food items over the next 14 months. More 
Emigration Blues: Russia's Sixth Brain Drain
The sixth wave of Russian emigration is underway -- and as in the past it appears to be claiming some of the country's best and brightest. More 
Back To Basics
When an angry mob overthrew Kyrgyzstan’s autocratic president Kurmanbeck Bakiyev last April, one of the complaints heard most often on the streets of Bishkek, the country’s capital, was that the U.S. government had been complicit in propping up his regime. More |
