Iran will remain neutral if US launches strikeIRAN: Iran has indicated that it will be neutral if the US attacks Iraq, following the precedent it set during the 1991 Gulf…Wed Oct 02 2002 - 01:00
Baghdad rejects US draft resolutionIRAQ: Baghdad has rejected a US draft resolution requiring Iraq to comply with tough new terms for arms inspections or face …Mon Sept 30 2002 - 01:00
UK dossier a 'hotchpotch of lies' - IraqIRAQ: Iraq dismissed Britain's dossier listing weapons sites and said UN weapons inspectors would have unfettered access to …Wed Sept 25 2002 - 01:00
Arabs urge US to halt Israeli attacksTHE MIDDLE EAST: Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia yesterday urged the US and Europe to halt Israel's offensive against Palestinian…Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
Arab states welcome Iraq's offer to readmit UN inspectorsIRAQ: Arab spokesmen have welcomed Iraq's unconditional offer to readmit UN weapons inspectorsWed Sept 18 2002 - 01:00
Jordan, Syria say Palestine must be priorityUN: In their addresses to the UN General Assembly both the Jordanian and Syrian Foreign Ministers focused on the situation in…Tue Sept 17 2002 - 01:00
Arab allies of US react well to Bush's speechMIDDLE EAST: Arab allies of the US reacted positively yesterday to the Bush administration's decision to give the UN a role …Sat Sept 14 2002 - 01:00
Press blames attacks for poorer Arab-US relationsArab commentators marked the anniversary of September 11th by emphasising that an already wide gulf in perceptions between the…Thu Sept 12 2002 - 01:00
Iraqi vice-president calls for retaliation if Baghdad attackedIRAQ: The Iraqi Vice-President, Mr Taha Yassin Ramadan, yesterday urged Arabs to hit back at US interests if Baghdad comes under…Wed Sept 11 2002 - 01:00
Iraq says US is lying to the world over Baghdad threatIRAQ: Iraq's Information and Culture Minister, Mr Muhammad Said Sahhaf, said on Saturday that the US was lying to the world…Mon Sept 09 2002 - 01:00
US, UK differ on motivation for 100-aircraft raid on western IraqThe US and Britain confirmed yesterday that 100 warplanes took part in Thursday's raid on a key Iraqi military target.Sat Sept 07 2002 - 01:00
Iraq turns to Russia for help in stopping US attackThe Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mr Naji Sabri, pulled off a diplomatic coup yesterday during a meeting with his Russian counterpart…Tue Sept 03 2002 - 01:00
Arab leaders unite in warning BushNo Arab state supported the suggestion of a military assault on Iraq, the President of Egypt, Mr Hosni Mubarak, declared yesterday…Wed Aug 28 2002 - 01:00
Iraq tries to garner international support against US military offensivePeace emissaries from Baghdad are fanning out across the world in an effort to garner opposition to a US military offensive against…Tue Aug 27 2002 - 01:00
US bid for stake in $35bn Saudi oil initiative may founder as relations festerSaudi anger over US accusations and incitement against the kingdom could prompt Riyadh to reconsider its decision to award US…Thu Aug 22 2002 - 01:00
Iraqis confirm Abu Nidal committed suicideIraq's deputy prime minister, Mr Tareq Aziz, confirmed last night that Abu Nidal, the Palestinian terrorist living in Baghdad…Wed Aug 21 2002 - 01:00
Israel holds Irish citizen in prison prior to deportationAn Irish citizen is in Israel's Ramleh prison awaiting deportation following his arrest on Wednesday during a demonstration against…Fri Aug 09 2002 - 01:00
Saudis respond to critical Pentagon reportSAUDI ARABIA: Saudi officials and editorial-writers responded yesterday to a report of a briefing to a top Pentagon advisory…Thu Aug 08 2002 - 01:00
UN report refutes claims of massacre in JeninThe UN report released yesterday on last spring's Israeli military offensive in the West Bank refuted Palestinian claims that…Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
League warns against attack on IraqThe Arab League Secretary General, Mr Amr Mousa, has announced the 22-member body's opposition to any move against Iraq and warned…Wed Jul 31 2002 - 01:00
King of Jordan calls for dialogue, not warJordan's monarch has called on the US to produce an action plan for achieving an Arab-Israeli settlement and to initiate a dialogue…Tue Jul 30 2002 - 01:00
Iranian party threat over reformsIRAN: Iran's largest political party, the progressive Islamic Participation Front, dropped a bombshell on Saturday by threatening…Mon Jul 29 2002 - 01:00
Arabs believe attack meant to sink new dealThe Israeli air strike on a heavily populated neighbourhood in Gaza City was meant to torpedo efforts to end the current conflict…Thu Jul 25 2002 - 01:00
Saudi Minister blames SharonNewspapers across the Arab world have carried an unprecedented call by a senior Arab figure for regime change in Israel.Mon Jul 22 2002 - 01:00
Talks between Baghdad and the UN on weapons end without agreementHigh level talks in Vienna between Baghdad and the UN ended yesterday without an agreement on the return to Iraq of inspectors…Sat Jul 06 2002 - 01:00
Aid agencies demand Israel lifts restrictionsTHE MIDDLE EAST: International relief agencies working in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have accused Israel of obstructing their…Fri Jul 05 2002 - 01:00
Confusion surrounds Arafat bid to reform securityMIDDLE-EAST: The Palestinian Authority's effort to restructure its security apparatus collapsed into confusion yesterday.Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Regional leaders reject Bush's Middle East planMIDDLE EAST: Key elements of the Bush administration's Middle East policy have been rejected by three important regional players…Wed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
Egypt rejects demand by US for Arafat's removalEGYPT: Egypt yesterday distanced itself from the US call for removal of the Palestinian leadership and urged the international…Mon Jul 01 2002 - 01:00
US plan to build new Palestinian leadership deemed unrealisticTHE MIDDLE EAST: The US plan to build a new Palestinian leadership through democratic means is seen as unrealistic by many Palestinians…Fri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
Al-Qaeda spokesman says more attacks are plannedAFGHANISTAN: Al-qaeda's chief spokesman claimed yesterday that the organisation's senior figures were alive and well and were…Mon Jun 24 2002 - 01:00
Reunification talks on Cyprus break down on issue of securityCYPRUS: Negotiations on the reunification of divided Cyprus appear to have broken down on the issue of security, one of the …Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Militant Palestinian deportee remaining in Cyprus awaits invitation to a more permanent asylumMIDDLE EAST: While a dozen Palestinians exiled by Israel settle into new lives in six European countries, the 13th man remains…Sat May 25 2002 - 01:00
Arafat still refuses to give dates for pollsTHE MIDDLE EAST: The Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, said yesterday that presidential and legislative elections could…Fri May 24 2002 - 01:00
Deal on Arab exiles nearly readyCYPRUS: Arrangements are expected to be finalised today for the temporary settlement in six European countries, including Ireland…Tue May 21 2002 - 01:00
Irishwoman is one of eight peace activists held by IsraelisTHE MIDDLE EAST: Eight foreign peace activists, including an Irish nurse, four US citizens, two Swedes and a Canadian, are being…Mon May 13 2002 - 01:00
13 militants arrive in Cyprus as first stage in their exile goes smoothlyMIDDLE EAST: The four-engine British airforce Hercules banked and turned onto the flight path over the Cypriot coast and touched…Sat May 11 2002 - 01:00
Andrews concerned at destruction and health hazards during Red Cross visit to BethlehemTHE MIDDLE EAST: The Irish Red Cross today winds up a mission to the West Bank and Israel aimed at assessing the needs of civilians…Mon May 06 2002 - 01:00
US plans Middle East peace conference in summerUS - MIDDLE EAST: An Israeli battalion commander and two Palestinians were killed early yesterday as Washington announced that…Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Bethlehem siege continues as food supplies run lowMIDDLE EAST: An Israeli armoured personnel carrier and lorry blocked the line of vision of two dozen frustrated television and…Sat May 04 2002 - 01:00
Irish nurse is among 10 peace activists in churchMIDDLE EAST: Ms Mary Kelly, a nurse from west Cork, and nine other international peace activists entered the besieged Church…Fri May 03 2002 - 01:00
Skirmishes in Bethlehem as life slowly returns to normalTHE MIDDLE EAST: The bi-weekly three hour shopping festival is in full swing when my taxi drops me at the entrance to Bethlehem…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
'War crimes were committed in Jenin'Irish peace activist Ms Caoimhe Butterly is in the devastated Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
International officials enter RamallahMIDDLE EAST: A 30-Car convoy of international officials gained entry to the besieged West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday for…Tue Apr 23 2002 - 01:00
Irish nurse in clash with Israeli soldiersA nurse from west Cork has told how she and a group of volunteers had warning shots and a grenade fired at them by Israeli soldiers…Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Arrest a blow to Palestinian secular campTHE MIDDLE EAST: The arrest yesterday by Israeli forces of the secretary general of the Fateh movement, Mr Marwan Barghouti, …Tue Apr 16 2002 - 01:00
UN agency denied entry to Jenin refugee campTHE MIDDLE EAST: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) did not gain entry to the Jenin Palestinian…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Settlers free to circulate as Palestinians confined to their homesHebron and the neighbouring town of Halhoul, in the south of the West Bank, await Israeli reoccupationThu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Two Irish try to aid those in church siegeWhile Pope John Paul II yesterday called on Palestinians and Israelis to end their "vendetta", the Vatican denied it was involved…Mon Apr 08 2002 - 01:00
Anti-Nazi veteran not allowed to enter RamallahHeavily armed Israeli troops prevented Italian and Greek parliamentarians from walking to Ramallah in the rain yesterday.Fri Apr 05 2002 - 01:00
