Opposition victorious in Cyprus electionCYPRUS: Greek Cypriot opposition leader Mr Tassos Papadopoulos won a surprise victory yesterday in the island's presidential…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
Egypt asks Arab League to convene emergency summitEGYPT/BLIX REPORT : Cairo yesterday formally called upon the Arab League to host an emergency summit on the crisis over Iraq…Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Arab press rails leaders over stance on warMIDDLE EAST: Arab leaders are coming under increasingly sharp criticism from Arab commentators for failing to match Germany, …Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Kuwait welcomes decision to send Gulf ForceKUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday welcomed Saturday's decision by the defence and foreign ministers of the six nation Gulf Co-operation…Mon Feb 10 2003 - 00:00
Arab leaders put list of demands to US, BritainArab rulers will hold a summit in Cairo on March 1st-2nd to try to avert an Anglo-US war on Iraq.Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
UN agencies back Swiss plan to discuss humanitarian consequences of warUN: UN agencies yesterday expressed support for a Swiss proposal to hold a meeting in Geneva to discuss the humanitarian consequences…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Saddam warns military leaders against treasonIRAQ: Saddam Hussein gave his military leaders a hint yesterday of what might await them should any consider moving against …Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Higgins says visit to Iraq essentialIRAQ/IRELAND: The Irish parliamentary delegation to Iraq ended its five day visit yesterday with the Labour Party's foreign …Wed Jan 29 2003 - 00:00
Iraq not only target of war, says AzizIRAQ: A United States war against Iraq would be a war also against the rest of the Middle East, Europe, India, Sri Lanka and…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Pity the hungry, traumatised children if there is a new warThe ironmongers' souk is a cold, narrow alleyway of miseryMon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Higgins has 'positive' talks with Iraqi foreign ministerAn Irish delegation to Baghdad has met the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Dr Naji Sabri, and discussed the possibility of a peace mission…Mon Jan 27 2003 - 00:00
Higgins urges Iraqis to comply with UN's callIRAQ: The Labour TD, Mr Michael DSat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
Chicken farm raided by UNIRAQ: The owner of the Arab Poultry Project has asked the Iraqi foreign ministry to file legal suit on his behalf against UN…Thu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
Eager to do what he can to give a voice to IraqisBAGHDAD: An Irish peace campaigner tells Michael Jansen in Baghdad why he is thereThu Jan 23 2003 - 00:00
US and Britain maintain their pressure on IraqThe US and Britain maintained a high degree of pressure on Iraq yesterdayTue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Blix claims talks with Iraq 'have come a long way'IRAQ: The chiefs of the UN weapons inspection effort, Dr Hans Blix and Dr Mohamed El Baradei, wound up yesterday what appears…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Aid groups set up supply lines ahead of warTHE GULF: International aid organisations are making contingency plans for a humanitarian crisis in the event of a war over …Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Jordan's opposition stages pro-Iraq protestJORDAN: Some 250 representatives of 13 opposition parties braved an arctic wind yesterday to stage a symbolic pro-Iraq demonstration…Wed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
Iraq war would put 10 million at risk - UN reportIRAQ: The United Nations estimates that a US war against Iraq could put more than 10 million Iraqis at risk from malnutrition…Wed Jan 08 2003 - 00:00
Turkish leader in peace tourEGYPT: Turkish Prime Minister Mr Abdullah Gul visited Egypt yesterday on the second leg of a regional "tour for peace".Mon Jan 06 2003 - 00:00
Cypriot President seeking 16-month limited mandateCYPRUS: The Cyprus President, Mr Glafkos Clerides, announced yesterday in a formal address to the Cypriot people that he will…Sat Jan 04 2003 - 00:00
Leader of Turkish party calls for Cyprus to uniteTURKEY: The leader of Turkey's ruling party, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has departed from Ankara's policy for decades on Cyprus…Fri Jan 03 2003 - 00:00
Inspector states no banned weapons found in Iraq so farIRAQ: UN inspectors searching Iraq for banned weapons of mass destruction have found nothing so far.Thu Jan 02 2003 - 00:00
Saudis say no agreement on basesSAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia yesterday challenged reports that the kingdom had agreed to US use of its bases in a war against …Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Gunman kills three US citizens at hospital in YemenYEMEN: A Yemeni shot and killed three US missionaries and seriously wounded a fourth yesterday at a Southern Baptist hospital…Tue Dec 31 2002 - 00:00
Denktash under pressure over the reunification of CyprusCYPRUS: The Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr Rauf Denktash, returned to the northern sector of this divided capital yesterday as the…Mon Dec 30 2002 - 00:00
Turkish Cypriots protest for peace, EU membershipCYPRUS: Some 30,000 Turkish Cypriots rallied yesterday in the northern sector of the divided capital, demanding reunification…Fri Dec 27 2002 - 00:00
Syria denies Israeli claims it is hiding weapons for IraqISRAEL: Damascus has denied claims by the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ariel Sharon, that Baghdad may have hidden chemical and…Fri Dec 27 2002 - 00:00
Two arrested for US diplomat's killingJORDAN: The Jordanian government announced on Saturday that two men affiliated with al-Qaeda had been arrested for the murder…Mon Dec 16 2002 - 00:00
Turkish Cypriots call on Denktash to resignCYPRUS/COPENHAGEN: Thousands of Turkish Cypriot demonstrators called yesterday for the resignation of their leader, Mr Rauf …Sat Dec 14 2002 - 00:00
Greek Cypriots accept UN plan to reunify island for EU entryCYPRUS: Greek Cypriots have formally accepted a UN plan for the reunification of the Mediterranean islandTue Nov 19 2002 - 00:00
Blix due in Baghdad today to begin arms check taskTHE UN/IRAQ: The chief UN weapons inspector, Dr Hans Blix, is to fly from Larnaca to Baghdad this morning to begin the task …Mon Nov 18 2002 - 00:00
Cyprus reunification plan gets a guarded welcomeCYPRUS: The Greek side adopted a positive view of the UN proposal for the reunification of Cyprus, but the Turkish side was …Wed Nov 13 2002 - 00:00
UN puts forward federal plan to resolve CyprusCyprus could soon be reconstituted as a federal republic made up of Greek and Turkish Cypriot sectors if a new UN settlement …Tue Nov 12 2002 - 00:00
Arab states feel conflict could destabilise regionMIDDLE EAST: There is near unanimous Arab and Muslim opposition to the new Security Council resolutionSat Nov 09 2002 - 00:00
Jordan rejects group's claim it shot diplomatJordinian officials yesterday dismissed a claim of responsibility for Monday's killing of a US diplomat in Amman.Wed Oct 30 2002 - 00:00
US diplomat gunned down in JordanUS: A US diplomat was gunned down yesterday morning in front of his home in the Jordanian capital, Amman, as he was getting …Tue Oct 29 2002 - 00:00
Arab states oppose any strike against IraqTHE MIDDLE EAST: The United Arab Emirates is opposed to any attack on Iraq, according to the under secretary of the Foreign …Thu Oct 17 2002 - 01:00
Senior Arab urges united front against warMIDDLE EAST: The Arab world's senior statesman, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, has called for a united Arab stand against…Tue Oct 08 2002 - 01:00
Egypt warns against attackEGYPT: The Egyptian President, Mr Hosni Mubarak, has repeated his warning against a military attack on IraqMon Oct 07 2002 - 01:00
Arab world critical of US stanceMIDDLE EAST: Arab leaders and commentators who have been urging Baghdad to readmit weapons inspectors criticised the United …Thu Oct 03 2002 - 01:00
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
