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Iraq signs provincial election law

IRAQ: IRAQ'S THREE-MEMBER presidency council has signed the provincial election law approved by parliament last month.

Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00

Twenty killed in attacks on Shia mosques in Baghdad

IRAQ: SUICIDE BOMBERS struck at two Shia mosques in Baghdad yesterday, killing 20 people and wounding another 50 as they left…

Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00

Bombing in Lebanon kills five soldiers

LEBANON: FIVE LEBANESE soldiers were killed yesterday when a car bomb exploded next to a bus in rush-hour traffic in Tripoli…

Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00

Quartet has failed to help Palestinians, say NGOs

MIDDLE EAST: THE MIDDLE East Quartet has failed to deliver essential progress on the ground in the occupied West Bank and Gaza…

Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00

Iraqi parliament approves provincial elections law

IRAQ: THE IRAQI parliament yesterday overcame months of deadlock by adopting a provincial election law.

Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00

No evidence of nuclear reactor found at Syrian site

SYRIA: INITIAL TESTS of material from a Syrian site bombed by Israel last September do not support US allegations that the target…

Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00

Hamas clashes with clan claim 12 lives in Gaza

GAZA: TWELVE PEOPLE were killed in Gaza yesterday during clashes between Hamas security forces and members of the heavily armed…

Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00

Violence surges in Iraq amid political stalemate as Gen Petraeus departs

IRAQ: VIOLENCE HAS spiked ahead of this week's departure of Gen David Petraeus, outgoing overall military commander in Iraq.

Mon Sept 15 2008 - 01:00

US cedes control of Anbar security to Baghdad

IRAQ: IN A formal ceremony in Ramadi yesterday, the US handed over security for Anbar, Iraq's largest province, to the Baghdad…

Tue Sept 02 2008 - 01:00

Maliki reshuffles team to negotiate US deal

IRAQ: AT THE current crucial stage in negotiations with the US over an agreement to govern the presence and operations of US…

Sat Aug 30 2008 - 01:00

Israelis shadow peace boats exit from Gaza

ISRAEL: ISRAELI NAVAL vessels shadowed the SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty as they started their 370km (230miles) return journey…

Fri Aug 29 2008 - 01:00

Palestinian peace activists sail into Gaza Strip

MIDDLE EAST: PEACE ACTIVISTS who breached Israel's blockade of Gaza in two Greek-flagged wooden boats lunched yesterday with…

Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00

No deal on US presence in Iraq

MIDDLE EAST: US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice and Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari declared yesterday that Washington…

Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00

Iraqi forces storm governor's office in Diyala province

IRAQ: IRAQI FORCES stormed the governor's offices in Baquba yesterday, capital of the turbulent Diyala province, killed his …

Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00

Syria and Lebanon move closer to formal separation

SYRIA/LEBANON: THE SYRIAN and Lebanese presidents ended a ground-breaking two-day summit yesterday by reiterating their intention…

Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00

Israeli plan to withdraw from 93% of West Bank rejected

MIDDLE EAST: THE PALESTINIAN Authority yesterday rejected a proposal reportedly floated by Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert…

Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00

US close to deal on phased pull-out of forces from Iraq

IRAQ: BAGHDAD AND Washington are said to be nearing agreement on the staged withdrawal of US forces from Iraq over the next …

Sat Aug 09 2008 - 01:00

Sadr calls on Mahdi Army to end all armed action

IRAQ: DISSIDENT IRAQI cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is today set to order members of his Mahdi Army militia to put aside their arms…

Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00

Hamas and pro-Fatah clan clashes kill nine

MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL YESTERDAY returned to Gaza 32 members of a clan who fled the Strip after clashes with Hamas police which…

Mon Aug 04 2008 - 01:00

Hamas holds Fatah chiefs in retaliation

MIDDLE EAST: POLICE LOYAL to Hamas yesterday detained senior figures of the Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip, ratcheting up …

Sat Aug 02 2008 - 01:00

Palestinian PM seeks emergency funds to pay staff

MIDDLE EAST: PALESTINIAN PRIME minister Salam Fayyad has asked the World Bank for a letter to help him secure emergency funding…

Wed Jul 30 2008 - 01:00

Fatah arrests 50 supporters of Hamas in West Bank

MIDDLE EAST: TENSIONS BETWEEN Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have risen to their highest level since Hamas seized control…

Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:00

Film-maker Chahine dies in Cairo at 82

EQYPT: YOUSSEF CHAHINE, the Arab world's greatest film-maker and recipient of the 50th annual lifetime achievement award at …

Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00

Six Sunni ministers rejoin Iraqi coalition

IRAQ: SIX MINISTERS from the Iraqi Accordance Front, the main Sunni parliamentary bloc, rejoined Iraq's Shia-Kurdish coalition…

Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00

West Bank model not an effective one, says ICG report

MIDDLE EAST: THE WEST Bank has not become a model of effective Palestinian control and good governance, although gains have …

Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00

Parliament seeks to resolve Iraqi electoral law dispute

MIDDLE EAST: THE IRAQI parliament is due to meet today in an attempt to resolve a dispute over an election law which must be…

Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00

Israel, Hizbullah prisoner swop set for today

MIDDLE EAST: HIZBULLAH REGARDS today's German-mediated prisoner swap with Israel as a triumph, writes Michael Jansen.

Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00

Iraq and US fail to find agreement on troop numbers and future relations

IRAQ: IRAQI AND US negotiators have given up on an attempt to reach by the end of the month separate agreements governing the…

Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00

Israeli settlements put talks in doubt

MIDDLE EAST: THE PALESTINIANS may suspend negotiations with Israel in protest at Israeli construction plans for East Jerusalem…

Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00

Sweltering Cyprus taps Greek water to help beat drought crisis

LETTER FROM NICOSIA: GLOBAL WARMING has come to Cyprus. It ambushed us with a fourth year of drought.

Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00

Turkish leader on landmark first visit to Iraq

TURKEY: TURKISH PRIME minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid his first visit to Iraq yesterday, becoming the second regional leader…

Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00

Western multinationals win first round of tenders to boost production in Iraqi oilfields

IRAQ: IRAQ YESTERDAY announced the first round of tenders opening its oilfields to foreign firms and providing for large-scale…

Tue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00

Anger in Iraq as US troops kill premier's cousin

IRAQ: IRAQI OFFICIALS said on Saturday that a raid on Friday by US special forces killed a relative of prime minister Nouri …

Mon Jun 30 2008 - 01:00

Gaza truce near collapse as rockets hit Israel

MIDDLE EAST: THE CEASEFIRE between Gaza and Israel was close to collapse yesterday after two mortars were fired from the Strip…

Sat Jun 28 2008 - 01:00

Nuclear inspectors in Syria to investigate bombed site

SYRIA: INSPECTORS FROM the International Atomic Agency (IAEA) arrived in Damascus yesterday to probe accusations that Syria …

Mon Jun 23 2008 - 01:00

Hamas accepts Egyptian-brokered Gaza ceasefire

EGYPT: CAIRO CONFIRMED yesterday that an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire covering Gaza could commence as early as tomorrow.

Wed Jun 18 2008 - 01:00

Amnesty says plight of millions of Iraqi refugees is being ignored

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL yesterday accused the international community of doing nothing while Iraqi refugees are facing hardship…

Mon Jun 16 2008 - 01:00

Iraq-US talks on relations have reached 'a dead end'

MIDDLE EAST: PRIME MINISTER Nuri al-Maliki said yesterday that negotiations on initial US texts defining long-term Iraqi-US …

Sat Jun 14 2008 - 01:00

Iraqi PM tries to allay Iran's fears of attack by US

IRAQ: IRAQI PRIME Minister Nuri al-Maliki yesterday tried to reassure Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and senior officials…

Mon Jun 09 2008 - 01:00

Obama remark on Jerusalem angers Palestinians

THE US/THE MIDDLE EAST: PALESTINIAN LEADERS have reacted angrily to the speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Barak Obama…

Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00

Syria invites in nuclear watchdog to investigate allegations of secret reactor

SYRIA: THE INTERNATIONAL Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced yesterday that Damascus has invited experts to visit Syria to…

Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00

Optimism in Iraq after record low casualty rate

IRAQ: MILITARY AND civilian death tolls in Iraq fell dramatically in May, raising hopes that violence is on the wane in the …

Mon Jun 02 2008 - 01:00

Sadr calls for referendum on accord being negotiated between US and Iraq

DISSIDENT SHIA cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is calling for a popular referendum on a status of forces agreement between Iraq and the…

Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00

Iraq's parliamentary talks falter as Sunni bloc outlines its portfolio demands

IRAQ: IRAQ'S SUNNI parliamentary bloc yesterday froze talks on rejoining the government due to a dispute over ministerial portfolios…

Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00

Nothing achieved in Israeli talks, says Abbas

MIDDLE EAST: PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday that nothing had been achieved during six months of negotiations…

Mon May 26 2008 - 01:00

Israel and Syria confirm talks over Golan Heights

MIDDLE EAST: SYRIA AND Israel confirmed yesterday that they are set to begin indirect negotiations over the Golan Heights occupied…

Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00

Palestinians who stayed behind arouse the suspicion of all

Letter from Ramle: BUTHAYNA DIBIT, a tall Palestinian Israeli, a high crown of dark curls on her head, parks at the edge of …

Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00

A celebration to one is an affront to the other

PALESTINE: For Palestinians, the 60th anniversary of the birth of Israel recalls the beginning of their national tragedy, writes…

Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00

Islamic Jihad says it will not formally agree truce

MIDDLE EAST: ISLAMIC JIHAD announced yesterday it would not formally accept a ceasefire for Gaza which did not include the West…

Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00

Tariq Aziz trial delayed as Green Zone shelled

IRAQ: THE TRIAL of Tariq Aziz, Iraq's former deputy premier, and seven co-defendants was delayed yesterday due to heavy shelling…

Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
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