Secular ministers boycott Iraqi cabinet meetingsIRAQ: 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 conferenceMIDDLE 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 povertyIRAQ: 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 talksMiddle 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 reportMIDDLE 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 GazaMIDDLE 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 threatMIDDLE 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 oppositionIRAQ: 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 pollPALESTINE: 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 talksMIDDLE 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 daysIraq: 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 buildingsLetter 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' talksUS: 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 militantsLEBANON: 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 reportIRAQ: 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 governmentThe 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 IranIRAN: 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 areaIRAQ: 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 goalsMIDDLE 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, IranIraq: 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, IranIraq: 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 BaghdadLetter from Blogosphere : Riverbend is leaving BaghdadWed May 02 2007 - 01:00
Al-Sadr ministers leave Iraqi governmentIRAQ: 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 ministersIraq: 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 talksMIDDLE 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 KirkukIraq: 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 forcesIRAQ: 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 fastMIDDLE 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, PalestiniansMIDDLE 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 countryIRAQ: 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 expertISRAEL: 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-sharingMIDDLE 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 pollMIDDLE 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 destroyIRAQ: 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 provocationIraq: 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 SyriaIraq: Iraqi president Jalal Talabani arrived in Damascus yesterday on the first visit of an Iraqi head of state since 1979Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Maliki security plan denouncedIRAQ: 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 postponedIRAQ: The Iraqi government postponed yesterday's hangings of Saddam Hussein's co-defendantsFri Jan 05 2007 - 00:00
Anger over execution on Sunni feast dayReaction: 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 SaddamIRAQ: 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 boostLEBANON: 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 fireMiddle 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 brinkLetter 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 bodyIRAQ: 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 speedLetter from Dubai: Dubai is a desert miracleThu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Shubair backed by Hamas and Fatah to be next Palestinian PMMIDDLE 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 governmentLEBANON: 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 conflictMIDDLE 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 stoneLetter 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
