Abbas aide says bedroom tape was blackmailA SENIOR Palestinian figure caught in an apparent sex-for-influence case has accused a former West Bank intelligence officer …Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Political campaigns get under way in Iraq after delayCAMPAIGN SPEECHES and posters formally inaugurated Iraq’s parliamentary race yesterday, a week late due to a dispute over the…Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Hariri appeals to Lebanese to unite to resist Israeli threatLEBANESE PRIME minister Saad Hariri has called for national unity ahead of Sunday’s mass rally on the fifth anniversary of the…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Palestinians to consider US talks initiativeUNDER STRONG pressure, the Palestinian Authority has agreed to consider a proposal by US envoy George Mitchell for indirect talks…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Iraqi Shia group claims it is holding US citizen prisonerAN IRAQI Shia faction tied to Iran has claimed it is holding a US citizen, missing since late JanuaryMon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
40 Shias killed in third Iraq pilgrim attack within weekTWIN CAR bombs yesterday killed at least 40 Shia pilgrims and injured 145 as they walked into the holy city of Karbala, southeast…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
More than 20 pilgrims killed in Iraq's holy city of KarbalaA BOMB yesterday killed at least 23 Shia pilgrims and wounded 140 on the outskirts of Karbala, southeast of Baghdad.Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Bin Laden calls for US boycott over climate changeAL-QAEDA leader Osama bin Laden yesterday blamed the US and western industrial nations for climate change and called for a boycott…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Hamas accuses Israel of killing its military chiefHAMAS HAS blamed Israeli agents for last week’s assassination in Dubai of a founder of its military wing, and vowed to retaliate…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Hamas accuses Israel of killing its military chiefHAMAS HAS blamed Israeli agents for last week’s assassination in Dubai of a founder of its military wing, and vowed to retaliate…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Bin Laden calls for US boycott over climate changeAL-QAEDA leader Osama bin Laden yesterday blamed the US and western industrial nations for climate change and called for a boycott…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
36 killed in Iraq bombings as 'Chemical Ali' executedAT LEAST 36 people were killed and 80 injured yesterday in three massive explosions in central Baghdad shortly before the Iraqi…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
36 killed in Iraq bombings as 'Chemical Ali' executedAT LEAST 36 people were killed and 80 injured yesterday in three massive explosions in central Baghdad shortly before the Iraqi…Tue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Palestinian Authority meets EU in Jerusalem for first time since 2001A SENIOR Palestinian Authority figure has held an official meeting with an EU emissary in east Jerusalem for the first time in…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Palestinian Authority meets EU in Jerusalem for first time since 2001A SENIOR Palestinian Authority figure has held an official meeting with an EU emissary in east Jerusalem for the first time in…Wed Jan 20 2010 - 00:00
Appeals made to Iraqis against banning of election candidatesAPPEALS HAVE been made to the Iraqi government to postpone its drive to marginalise alleged members of the ousted Baath party…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Appeals made to Iraqis against banning of election candidatesAPPEALS HAVE been made to the Iraqi government to postpone its drive to marginalise alleged members of the ousted Baath party…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Yemeni clerics warn on foreign action against al-QaedaYEMEN’S COUNCIL of clerics has called for holy war if foreign armies enter the country to fight al- Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
Yemeni clerics warn on foreign action against al-QaedaYEMEN’S COUNCIL of clerics has called for holy war if foreign armies enter the country to fight al- Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula…Fri Jan 15 2010 - 00:00
How US set out to destroy Iraq's national identity and build a dependent stateCultural Cleansing in Iraq Edited by Raymond W. Baker, Shereen T. Ismael, and Tareq Y. Ismael. Pluto, 296 pp. $34.95Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
How US set out to destroy Iraq's national identity and build a dependent stateCultural Cleansing in Iraq Edited by Raymond W. Baker, Shereen T. Ismael, and Tareq Y. Ismael. Pluto, 296 pp. $34.95Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
New talks rejected until Israeli settlements suspendedTHE CHIEF Palestinian negotiator has rejected renewed negotiations with Israel until it freezes settlements, countering a US …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Iraqi council discusses call to ban candidates from electionIRAQ’S NATIONAL security council, the country’s highest political body, yesterday discussed a call to ban 15 political parties…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Iraqi council discusses call to ban candidates from electionIRAQ’S NATIONAL security council, the country’s highest political body, yesterday discussed a call to ban 15 political parties…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
New talks rejected until Israeli settlements suspendedTHE CHIEF Palestinian negotiator has rejected renewed negotiations with Israel until it freezes settlements, countering a US …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Egyptian police deport Galloway and rest of convoyBRITISH MP George Galloway, leader of the Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy, was yesterday bundled into a police van as he left…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Egyptian police deport Galloway and rest of convoyBRITISH MP George Galloway, leader of the Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy, was yesterday bundled into a police van as he left…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
US seeks to rekindle talks between Israel and PalestineTHE US is pressing the Quartet – comprising the US, UN, EU and Russia – to issue a call next week for the resumption of Palestinian…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
US seeks to rekindle talks between Israel and PalestineTHE US is pressing the Quartet – comprising the US, UN, EU and Russia – to issue a call next week for the resumption of Palestinian…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Aid convoy enters Gaza after attack at Egyptian portPEACE ACTIVISTS from 40 countries and vehicles loaded with food and medical supplies in the Viva Palestina convoy entered Gaza…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Aid convoy enters Gaza after attack at Egyptian portPEACE ACTIVISTS from 40 countries and vehicles loaded with food and medical supplies in the Viva Palestina convoy entered Gaza…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Police clash with Gaza convoyClashes erupted on the Gaza side of the Egyptian-Gaza border this afternoon as more than 515 activists of the Viva Palestina …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
World's tallest building opens in blaze of fireworksTHE WORLD’S tallest building, Burj Dubai, was officially opened yesterday in a blaze of spectacular light, sound and fireworks…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
World's tallest building opens in blaze of fireworksTHE WORLD’S tallest building, Burj Dubai, was officially opened yesterday in a blaze of spectacular light, sound and fireworks…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Abbas prepared to resume peace talks with IsraelPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to resume peace talks with Israel as soon as all settlement activity…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Abbas prepared to resume peace talks with IsraelPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to resume peace talks with Israel as soon as all settlement activity…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Britain and US close embassies in YemenTHE US and Britain closed their embassies in the Yemeni capital yesterday following warnings that al-Qaeda is preparing attacks…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Britain and US close embassies in YemenTHE US and Britain closed their embassies in the Yemeni capital yesterday following warnings that al-Qaeda is preparing attacks…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Iraq to challenge dismissal in US of Blackwater caseIRAQ ANNOUNCED yesterday that it would challenge a decision by a US federal court judge dismissing the case against five private…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Iraq to challenge dismissal in US of Blackwater caseIRAQ ANNOUNCED yesterday that it would challenge a decision by a US federal court judge dismissing the case against five private…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Iraqi police among dead after suicide blasts kill 23SUICIDE BOMBINGS in Ramadi’s fortified Green Zone have killed 23 people and wounded more than 100Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Brinkmanship by both sides during time of Iran's 'martyrs'ANALYSIS : The latest violence has caught both the opposition and government by surpriseTue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Palestinians mark date of Israeli offensiveSIRENS WAILED across the Gaza Strip yesterday morning as Palestinians marked the first anniversary of Israel’s 22-day offensive…Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Israel permits 300 Gazans to attend Mass in BethlehemISRAELI DEFENCE Minister Ehud Barak has issued month-long permits for 300 of Gaza’s 3,000 Christians to attend Christmas Masses…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Aid agencies condemn failure to end Gaza blockadeSIXTEEN LEADING aid agencies yesterday issued a report condemning Israel and the international community for refusing to end …Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Gun attack on Syrian workers may be linked to Hariri visitSHOTS WERE fired yesterday at a bus carrying Syrian workers in northern Lebanon, killing one and giving rise to speculation that…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Iran's new martyr whose voice cannot be stilledGrand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri’s death has reinvigorated the Iranian oppositionTue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Iranians gather to mourn death of dissident ayatollahTHOUSANDS OF Iranians gathered yesterday in the holy city of Qom to mourn Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, the country’…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Iraq's security forces implicated in December bombingsAT LEAST 45 Iraqi security force members may have been involved in co-ordinated attacks that killed 127 in Baghdad on December…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Non-US firms win Iraqi oil rights in auctionEUROPEAN, RUSSIAN and Chinese energy companies rather than US multinationals won contracts to develop major Iraqi oil fields …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
