Lebanese coalition falls as Hizbullah and allies quitTHE 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 driveUS 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 occupiersRADICAL 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 peaceGAZA-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 21EGYPTIAN 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 4,000NEARLY 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 attacksARMED 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 arrestedPALESTINIAN 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 yearMIDDLE EAST: Events of 2010 across a turbulent region may be central to resolving multiple conflictsTue Dec 28 2010 - 00:00
Israeli navy tracks ship carrying aid for GazaTHE 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 yearsEGYPTIAN 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 governmentIRAQ’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 areasISRAEL 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 chiefIRANIAN 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 fraudEGYPT’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 invalidTHE 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 warrantIRAQI 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 activistPALESTINIAN 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 talksPALESTINIAN 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 bidGAMAL 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 governmentIRAQI 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 powerIRAQ’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 slaughterIRAQI 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 EastPRESIDENT 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 shelvedMIDDLE 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 churchTHE 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 threatANALYSIS: 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 officialAN 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 pollEGYPT’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 deathFORMER 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 settlementsUNWILLING 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 airportTHE PALESTINIAN Authority yesterday announced it would build an airport between Jerusalem and JerichoFri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Crackdown on Egyptian media before pollEGYPT’S PRESIDENT Hosni Mubarak yesterday issued a decree fixing November 28th for his country’s parliamentary electionsThu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Maliki consults with Iran over second termIRAQI 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 GazaFORMER 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 PalestiniansYASSER 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 pollEGYPT’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 talksEGYPTIAN 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 MuslimsTHE 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 PMTHE 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 sayISRAELI 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 constructionEU 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 weekendTHE 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 settlersTue Sept 28 2010 - 01:00
Hamas ready to accept 1967 borders for Palestinian stateTHE 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
31 killed in car bomb attacks in BaghdadSIMULTANEOUS CAR bombs yesterday killed at least 31 people in Baghdad and wounded 111 in the first major attack since the end…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Abbas welcomes Clinton's proposal on building freezePALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas yesterday welcomed US secretary of state Hillary Clinton in Ramallah by saying there was …Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
US envoy to brief Syrian presidentUS ENVOY George Mitchell is due in Damascus today to brief Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on the renewal of direct Palestinian…Thu Sept 16 2010 - 01:00
Thousands held in Iraq without trial, says AmnestyTHIRTY THOUSAND prisoners are being held in Iraq without charge or trial, denied legal representation, tortured, killed and disappeared…Tue Sept 14 2010 - 01:00
Palestinians 'will quit' talks if demands are made over bordersPRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has laid down Palestinian red lines ahead of next week’s negotiations with Israeli prime minister Binya…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
