A step toward reconciliation in Iraq;

New nuclear jitters in Central Asia;

Dressing up in Tajikistan;

An ominous warning in Lebanon

A larger SCO? A new day in Ankara;

Dubai hunkers down;

Turkey's human trafficking problem;

Democracy takes a beating in Eurasia

Russian media looks abroad;

Kirkuk's fate on hold;

The terrorist pulse in Turkey;

Terrorists flood the Strip;

Sectarian tensions linger in Bahrain

A shake-up in Hezbollah's leadership;

Najaf rising;

Farouq Shaara's faux paus;

Surprising sentiments in Saudi Arabia

Courting al-Qaeda;

A new approach to the PPK;

al-Qaeda's eye on the Gulf;

Back to school for Sadr;

Hamas digs in...