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Secular ministers boycott Iraqi cabinet meetings

IRAQ: The Iraqi government crisis intensified this week following a boycott of cabinet meetings by five ministers belonging …

Wed Aug 08 2007 - 01:00

Abbas will work with Israel in advance of conference

MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas announced yesterday that he is prepared to work with Israel to delineate the…

Fri Aug 03 2007 - 01:00

43% of Iraqis live in absolute poverty

IRAQ: Forty-three per cent of Iraqis live in absolute poverty and one-third of the population is in need of emergency aid, according…

Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00

Arab League wants UN or Quartet to sponsor talks

Middle East: Arab League secretary general Amr Moussa said yesterday that the international conference proposed last month by…

Mon Jul 30 2007 - 01:00

Senior Palestinian figures criticised in report

MIDDLE EAST: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas promised reform yesterday after an internal investigation castigated senior…

Sat Jul 28 2007 - 01:00

Abbas security adviser steps down in Gaza

MIDDLE EAST: Former Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan resigned yesterday as presidential security adviser six weeks after Hamas…

Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00

Hizbullah reiterates rockets threat

MIDDLE EAST: Hizbullah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah has reiterated in a TV interview that the Lebanese movement could …

Wed Jul 25 2007 - 01:00

Iraq measures disputed by opposition

IRAQ: Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki urged parliament on Saturday to cut its August holiday and adopt legislation deemed…

Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00

Majority of Palestinians want parties to reconcile, says poll

PALESTINE: A new poll shows the overwhelming majority of Palestinians give national reconciliation priority over negotiations…

Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00

Arab League postpones Israel talks

MIDDLE EAST: The Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers postponed today's visit to Israel on behalf of the Arab League to …

Wed Jul 11 2007 - 01:00

Spiralling violence claims 200 lives in two days

Iraq: Iraqi prime minister Nouri al- Maliki has condemned as a "heinous crime" Saturday's bombing which killed 150 people and…

Mon Jul 09 2007 - 01:00

Palestinians take pride in renovating historic buildings

Letter from Jerusalem: Khaled and I walk through Herod's Gate, turn sharply right and climb the shallow steps which lie beside…

Wed Jun 13 2007 - 01:00

US says Iran must act after 'positive' talks

US: The US and Iran yesterday ended a 27-year diplomatic rupture with four hours of talks between their ambassadors in Baghdad…

Tue May 29 2007 - 01:00

48 die as Lebanese army battles militants

LEBANON: The fiercest domestic clashes in Lebanon for 16 years erupted yesterday between the Lebanese army and a Palestinian…

Mon May 21 2007 - 01:00

Next year will decide if Iraq fragments, says report

IRAQ: Developments over the next year could decide the fate of Iraq, where multiple conflicts continue to rage and where the…

Fri May 18 2007 - 01:00

Senior resignation threatens Palestinian government

The Middle East: The resignation yesterday of Palestinian interior minister Hani al-Qawasmi threatens to topple the unity government…

Tue May 15 2007 - 01:00

Shia faction steers away from links with Iran

IRAN: The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, the second-largest Shia fundamentalist faction in parliament, …

Mon May 14 2007 - 01:00

Suicide bomb shatters peace in Kurdish area

IRAQ: The suicide lorry bombing yesterday in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil is the first attack in the relatively peaceful…

Thu May 10 2007 - 01:00

Cheney faces tough talking from Arab states on US goals

MIDDLE EAST: US vice-president Dick Cheney begins a tour of Middle East states today in an effort to bolster Arab support for…

Tue May 08 2007 - 01:00

Conference on Iraq ends without bridging gulf between US, Iran

Iraq: The two-day international conference on Iraq ended yesterday without bridging the gulf between the US and Iran or securing…

Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00

Conference on Iraq ends without bridging gulf between US, Iran

Iraq: The two-day international conference on Iraq ended yesterday without bridging the gulf between the US and Iran or securing…

Sat May 05 2007 - 01:00

Acclaimed blogger Riverbend is fleeing Baghdad

Letter from Blogosphere : Riverbend is leaving Baghdad

Wed May 02 2007 - 01:00

Al-Sadr ministers leave Iraqi government

IRAQ: Six ministers belonging to the movement headed by radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr resigned yesterday in protest at the …

Tue Apr 17 2007 - 01:00

Egypt to host foreign ministers

Iraq: Foreign ministers from Iraq, its neighbours, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and the Group of Eight…

Mon Apr 09 2007 - 01:00

Nuclear watchdog to hold Jordan talks

MIDDLE EAST: International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei is to visit Jordan next week for talks on its plan to…

Wed Apr 04 2007 - 01:00

Minister resigns over vote on Kirkuk

Iraq: Iraqi justice minister Hashem al- Shibli resigned on Saturday to protest at last week's decision of the cabinet to hold…

Mon Apr 02 2007 - 01:00

Poll shows citizens alienated by occupying forces

IRAQ: On the fourth anniversary of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, its citizens are deeply insecure and increasingly…

Tue Mar 20 2007 - 00:00
Support for boycott of Palestinian authority fading
fast

Support for boycott of Palestinian authority fading fast

MIDDLE EAST: As the new Palestinian unity government met under prime minister Ismail Haniyeh yesterday to discuss ways to lift…

Mon Mar 19 2007 - 00:00

Ahmadinejad to arrive in Saudi Arabia today for talks on future of Lebanon, Palestinians

MIDDLE EAST: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in Saudi Arabia today on his first visit to the kingdom as his country…

Sat Mar 03 2007 - 00:00

Iraqi minorities being harassed, killed and driven from the country

IRAQ: Half the members of Iraq's minority groups have been driven from the country by persecution, kidnappings, murder and the…

Wed Feb 28 2007 - 00:00

Israeli policies akin to apartheid - UN expert

ISRAEL: A report commissioned by the UN rapporteur on human rights compares Israel's policies in the Palestinian territories…

Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00

Hamas cabinet steps aside to make way for power-sharing

MIDDLE EAST: The Hamas cabinet resigned yesterday to make way for the formation of a Palestinian national unity government including…

Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00

Majority in Arab states view Israel, US as threats to stability, says poll

MIDDLE EAST: A survey conducted in six pro-western Arab states reveals that nearly 80 per cent of their citizens consider Israel…

Thu Feb 15 2007 - 00:00

Tehran's policy is to strengthen not destroy

IRAQ: The Iraqi government has distanced itself from Washington's accusations that Iran is supplying weapons and bombs to militias…

Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00

Sadrist militia slow to respond to provocation

Iraq: The US arrest of an Iraqi minister may herald a wider assault on the militia loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr, writes Michael …

Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00

Iraqi president seeks security, trade deal on landmark visit to Syria

Iraq: Iraqi president Jalal Talabani arrived in Damascus yesterday on the first visit of an Iraqi head of state since 1979

Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00

Maliki security plan denounced

IRAQ: Iraqi legislators have denounced the security plan for Baghdad put forward by the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, as unbalanced…

Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00

Hangings of Saddam allies postponed

IRAQ: The Iraqi government postponed yesterday's hangings of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants

Fri Jan 05 2007 - 00:00

Anger over execution on Sunni feast day

Reaction: Muslim world : Muslims in many countries were outraged by the execution of the ousted Iraqi president on Saturday, …

Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00

Court upholds death penalty for Saddam

IRAQ: The appeals court has upheld the death sentence passed on Saddam Hussein on November 5th for the 1982 killing of 148 Shias…

Wed Dec 27 2006 - 00:00

Lebanon regime gets US boost

LEBANON: Arab League secretary general Amr Mousa yesterday continued his effort to end the month-old crisis between the Lebanese…

Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00

PM calls for unity as Hamas, Fatah trade fire

Middle East: Following clashes yesterday in Gaza and the West Bank between Hamas and Fatah, Palestinian prime minister Ismail…

Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00

Youngsters party as Lebanon teeters on the brink

Letter from Beirut: While pundits and politicians on both sides of the barricades proclaim Lebanon's current crisis to be the…

Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00

Trial, sentence of Saddam unsound, says rights body

IRAQ: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has concluded the trial of ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity …

Mon Nov 20 2006 - 00:00

Mall of the Emirates changes mores at breakneck speed

Letter from Dubai: Dubai is a desert miracle

Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00

Shubair backed by Hamas and Fatah to be next Palestinian PM

MIDDLE EAST: Muhammad Shubair was yesterday confirmed as the next Palestinian prime minister by Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy head…

Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00

Five Shia ministers resign from Lebanese government

LEBANON: Lebanon has been plunged into a political crisis by the resignation on Saturday of five Shia ministers, following the…

Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00

Talks aim to secure release of Israeli soldiers in 'swap'

MIDDLE EAST: Mediated discussions involving Hamas, Hizbullah and Israel have been proceeding in parallel - with the aim of securing…

Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00

Sunni, Shia clerics meet at Mecca in bid to end conflict

MIDDLE EAST: Iraqi Sunni and Shia religious leaders gathered after the fast yesterday in holy city of Mecca to begin an attempt…

Sat Oct 21 2006 - 01:00

Flood of desperate migrants see Malta as stepping stone

Letter from Valletta: Dame Winter, armed with squalls and rough seas, is reducing the number of illegal African immigrants making…

Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
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