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Palestinians furious over 'right of return' agreement

ANALYSIS: PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATORS dealing with the sensitive issue of the fate of five million refugees have taken positions…

Wed Jan 26 2011 - 00:00

Fatah officials claim portion of documents fabricated

REACTION: SENIOR PALESTINIAN figures condemned the leak by al-Jazeera of documents revealing that the Palestinian Authority …

Tue Jan 25 2011 - 00:00

Army of Islam responsible for Coptic killings, claims Egypt

EGYPT HAS blamed the Gaza-based Army of Islam for the January 1st suicide bombing that killed 24 Coptic Christians and wounded…

Mon Jan 24 2011 - 00:00

Egyptian injured in self-immolation protest

AN EGYPTIAN man yesterday set himself alight yesterday to protest the rising cost of living and political repression, mimicking…

Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00

Hizbullah calls for Hariri to be replaced as Lebanese PM

THE COLLAPSE of Lebanon’s unity government has plunged the country into a protracted period of uncertainty as its two rival camps…

Fri Jan 14 2011 - 00:00

Lebanese coalition falls as Hizbullah and allies quit

THE LEBANESE government collapsed yesterday after a number of ministers resigned to protest at prime minister Saad Hariri’s refusal…

Thu Jan 13 2011 - 00:00

Clinton visits Yemen to support anti-terror drive

US SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton has paid an unannounced visit to Sanaa with the aim of underpinning Yemen’s campaign against…

Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:00

Sadr speech calls for resistance to occupiers

RADICAL CLERIC Muqtada al-Sadr addressed 20,000 supporters crammed into the narrow streets of the Shia holy city of Najaf on …

Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00

Psychiatrist in Gaza wins Palme prize for his dedication to peace

GAZA-BASED psychiatrist Eyad al-Sarraj has won Sweden’s Olof Palme prize for his dedication to reconciliation and peace between…

Thu Jan 06 2011 - 00:00

Police step up security at churches in Egypt following bombing that killed 21

EGYPTIAN POLICE yesterday stepped up security at Christian churches throughout the country following a new year bombing at a …

Mon Jan 03 2011 - 00:00

Iraq death toll for 2010 runs to 4,000

NEARLY 4,000 Iraqi civilians, soldiers and police died in violent attacks in 2010, according to a report released by website …

Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00

Militant groups in Gaza to halt rocket attacks

ARMED PALESTINIAN groups in Gaza have decided to halt rocket attacks on Israel, a senior Islamic Jihad commander announced yesterday…

Fri Dec 31 2010 - 00:00

Supporters of Abbas rival arrested

PALESTINIAN SECURITY forces have rounded up supporters of former Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan on suspicion of plotting to oust…

Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00

Democratic deficits and political failures mark past year

MIDDLE EAST: Events of 2010 across a turbulent region may be central to resolving multiple conflicts

Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00

Israeli navy tracks ship carrying aid for Gaza

THE ISRAELI navy is closely monitoring a vessel carrying medical supplies and Asian activists poised to set sail from the Syrian…

Tue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00

Mubarak claims 8% annual growth over next five years

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak announced on Saturday that he expected the country’s growth rate to rise to 8 per cent over …

Mon Dec 27 2010 - 00:00

Iraqi parliament approves new Maliki government

IRAQ’S PARLIAMENT yesterday unanimously approved the 42 ministers in prime minister Nuri al-Maliki’s government of national unity…

Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00

Israel accused of discrimination in occupied areas

ISRAEL IS discriminating against Palestinians living in the occupied territories by depriving them of water, electricity and …

Tue Dec 21 2010 - 00:00

Ahmadinejad replaces foreign minister with nuclear chief

IRANIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday summarily dismissed foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and replaced him with…

Tue Dec 14 2010 - 00:00

Egyptian presidency dismisses claims of vote fixing and fraud

EGYPT’S presidency yesterday dismissed opposition protests over the final result of the country’s parliamentary election and …

Wed Dec 08 2010 - 00:00

Brotherhood condemns Egypt poll result as invalid

THE MUSLIM Brotherhood yesterday condemned as invalid the results of Egypt’s parliamentary election and said it was considering…

Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00

Iraqi president will not sign Aziz death warrant

IRAQI PRESIDENT Jalal Talabani has said he will not sign the death warrant of former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz, sentenced…

Fri Nov 19 2010 - 00:00

Israel appeals release of peaceful Palestinian activist

PALESTINIAN non-violent activist Abdullah Abu Rahmah, who is due to be freed today after completing a prison sentence, is likely…

Thu Nov 18 2010 - 00:00

Palestinians want building halt before resuming talks

PALESTINIAN CHIEF negotiator Saeb Erekat declared yesterday that there can be no resumption of negotiations unless Israel halts…

Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00

Son of Egyptian leader rules out accession bid

GAMAL MUBARAK, the youngest son of Egypt’s president, has said he has no desire to run for the presidency next year.

Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00

Powersharing dead, says largest bloc in Iraqi government

IRAQI LEGISLATORS approved on Saturday a powersharing deal reached last week after eight months of bickering between the two …

Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00

Iraq parties strike deal to share power

IRAQ’S PARLIAMENT has met to confirm a powersharing deal that would grant a second term to prime minister Nuri al-Maliki and …

Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00

Iraqi Catholics attend Mass at site of recent slaughter

IRAQI CHALDEAN Catholics yesterday celebrated evening Mass in the battered church of Our Lady of Salvation in Baghdad, where …

Mon Nov 08 2010 - 00:00

Abbas accuses Iran of trying to derail talks in Middle East

PRESIDENT MAHMOUD Abbas yesterday accused Iran of encouraging Muslim militants to try to sabotage Palestinian-Israeli negotiations…

Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00

Obama's efforts to broker peace deal could be shelved

MIDDLE EAST REACTION: PRESIDENT BARACK Obama may face major challenges in the Middle East with Republicans demanding changes…

Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00

Death toll hits 52 after assault on Baghdad church

THE IRAQI government admitted yesterday that 52 people were killed and 67 wounded on Sunday night when security forces stormed…

Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00

Explosion attempt a stark reminder of al-Qaeda threat

ANALYSIS: A number of Saudis who had been released from Guantánamo Bay fled to Yemen to join the terror group, on which they…

Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00

Iraqi talks complicated by Saudi initiative, says official

AN OFFICIAL representing Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki’s State of Law bloc said yesterday the Saudi offer to host talks…

Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00

Liberal nationalists may boycott Egypt poll

EGYPT’S OLDEST political party has threatened to boycott next month’s parliamentary election after state television refused to…

Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00

Saddam aide Tareq Aziz sentenced to death

FORMER IRAQI deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz was yesterday sentenced to death by hanging by the country’s supreme court for …

Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00

Palestinian threat to Oslo accords over Israeli settlements

UNWILLING TO return to negotiations until Israel halts settlement construction in the West Bank, the Palestinians have suggested…

Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00

Palestinians reveal plan to build €244m airport

THE PALESTINIAN Authority yesterday announced it would build an airport between Jerusalem and Jericho

Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00

Crackdown on Egyptian media before poll

EGYPT’S PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak yesterday issued a decree fixing November 28th for his country’s parliamentary elections

Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00

Maliki consults with Iran over second term

IRAQI PRIME minister Nuri al-Maliki consulted with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and senior Iranian officials yesterday…

Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00

Robinson criticises Israel for continued blockade on Gaza

FORMER IRISH president Mary Robinson castigated Israel and the international community at the weekend for maintaining the blockade…

Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00

Israel urged to give map of state to Palestinians

YASSER ABED Rabbo, a senior Palestinian official, yesterday called on the US and Israel to provide a map of the state of Israel…

Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00

Islamists dismiss call to boycott Egypt poll

EGYPT’S MUSLIM Brotherhood, the country’s largest opposition party, has announced it will field candidates in the November parlia…

Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00

Egypt calls for 'viable peace' deal in Middle East talks

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak has said Cairo will spare no effort to ensure that negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis…

Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00

Israeli settlements squeezing out Christians and Muslims

THE ROUTE from Jerusalem to Bethlehem takes us through Israel’s Har Homa settlement, constructed during the 1990s on formerly…

Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00

Iraqi secular bloc united in opposition to Maliki as PM

THE SECULAR Iraqiya bloc, which came first in Iraq’s parliamentary election last March, yesterday insisted that it stood united…

Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00

Israeli PM ignoring all real issues in talks, sources say

ISRAELI PRIME minister Binyamin Netanyahu has refused to address substantive issues during three sessions of direct talks with…

Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00

Deadlock as Israel maintains refusal to extend freeze on construction

EU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton said yesterday that Israel continues to reject an extension of a partial curb on West…

Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00

Abbas set to pull out of peace talks at weekend

THE PALESTINIAN leadership is expected to decide tomorrow to pull out of negotiations with Israel if it does not reinstate a …

Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00

'We are caught between the settlers and the Palestinian fighters'

A Palestinian father will not leave his third house for fear it will be destroyed, like the first two, by Israeli settlers

Tue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00

Hamas ready to accept 1967 borders for Palestinian state

THE HAMAS movement said yesterday that it had repeatedly told the United States it would accept the creation of a Palestinian…

Tue Sept 21 2010 - 01:00
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