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
Claim Syria helped assassinate Rafik Hariri a 'mistake' , says Lebanon PMLEBANON’S PRIME minister, Saad Hariri, says he wrongly accused Syria of involvement in the assassination of his father, Rafik…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Terrorists kill 12 and injure 36 in army base attackFIVE ARMED attackers wearing explosive vests yesterday killed twelve people and wounded 36 in an assault on a military headquarters…Mon Sept 06 2010 - 01:00
Negotiations seen as last hope for Arab-Israeli peace dealObama’s role in goading participants into a deal seen as essential to the possibility of progressWed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Iraq on high alert following co-ordinated bombings by al-Qaeda splinter groupIRAQ HAS been put on red alert for fresh attacks following co-ordinated bombings last Wednesday in a dozen locations that killed…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Yemen accused by Amnesty over rights abusesA DECLARATION yesterday by the Central Intelligence Agency that the US is escalating military operations in Yemen due to the …Thu Aug 26 2010 - 01:00
Campaign under way in Egypt for son to succeed MubarakTHE EFFORT to ensure that Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president for nearly 29 years, is succeeded by his younger son is being conducted…Tue Aug 24 2010 - 01:00
Settlements will derail direct talks, warns AbbasPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas yesterday dispatched letters to the Middle East Quartet members, warning that Israel’s renewal…Mon Aug 23 2010 - 01:00
Final US combat brigade leaves IraqAT DAWN yesterday the last brigade of US combat troops crossed Iraq’s southern border and entered Kuwait, 12 days ahead of the…Fri Aug 20 2010 - 01:00
Lebanon improves status of PalestiniansLEBANON’S PARLIAMENT has adopted a law granting employment rights to Palestinian refugees living in the country, which will partially…Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
Deadly bombing comes hours after talks break downANALYSIS: Six months after the Iraqi election, the two largest parliamentary blocs are still trying to form a governmentWed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Two leaders of al-Qaeda offshoot killed in LebanonLEBANESE SECURITY forces on Saturday killed two senior figures in Fatah al-Islam, an offshoot of al-Qaeda that fought a protracted…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
US dismisses fears ahead of Iraq withdrawalTHE US stated yesterday that its withdrawal from Iraq by the end of 2011 is “on target”, dismissing a warning from Iraq’s senior…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
Videos indicate Israel played a role in killing of Hariri, Hizbullah claimsHIZBULLAH SECRETARY general Hassan Nasrallah has accused Israel of being behind the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese premier…Wed Aug 11 2010 - 01:00
Hospital emergency as heat combines with power cutsGAZA’S SOLE power station resumed operations yesterday, following a delivery of fuelTue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
At least 63 killed in Iraq bombings over weekendA SERIES of bomb blasts killed at least 63 Iraqis over the weekend, pushing the August death toll to beyond 100.Mon Aug 09 2010 - 01:00
Obama's popularity plunges in Arab worldUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama’s popularity in the Arab world has plunged dramatically since he delivered his conciliatory address…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Iran would pursue same policies should Ahmadinejad be removed, say expertsWHILE WEDNESDAY’S reported attempt on the life Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was promptly dismissed by Tehran as a firecracker…Fri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Israel was on own side of border during fire, says UNAS ISRAEL yesterday resumed uprooting and pruning trees along the volatile border with Lebanon, a UN spokesman declared that …Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Arab leaders seek to avert violence in LebanonTHE LEADERS of Saudi Arabia, Syria and Lebanon met in Beirut yesterday in an extraordinary summit with the aim of preventing …Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Arab League leaves direct talks decision to AbbasARAB LEAGUE foreign ministers yesterday called for the continuation of indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis until…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Iraq again postpones meeting of parliamentTHE IRAQI parliament yesterday postponed indefinitely its second session since the early March election, reinforcing factional…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Abbas rejects pressure to enter direct talks with IsraelPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that in spite of intense international pressure, he is not ready to enter …Mon Jul 26 2010 - 01:00
Abbas tells his Fatah base to reform or be dissolvedPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has told the Fatah movement, his political base, to reform itself or risk dissolution.Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Scientist told CIA Iran had no nuclear weapons schemeIRANIAN RESEARCHER Shahram Amiri told the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that Tehran has no nuclear weapons programme, reconfirming…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Egyptian officials deny reports that Mubarak has just 18 months to livePERSISTENT REPORTS that Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak is terminally ill with cancer were embellished yesterday by an article…Tue Jul 20 2010 - 01:00
Mitchell pushes for direct Middle East peace talksUS ENVOY George Mitchell held talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday in a push to get Israel and the …Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
Warning of long war if Israel attacks IranAN ISRAELI attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could launch a protracted regional war and encourage Tehran to build nuclear weapons…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Irish-born aid worker's murderer missing from prisonAN IRAQI man tried and convicted of the 2004 kidnapping and murder of Irish-born aid worker Margaret Hassan has gone missing …Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Scientist in 'defection' row to return to Iran from USAN IRANIAN scientist who spent 14 months in the US as either defector or captive is due to return to Tehran today.Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
Iraq still blackspot for human rights, says UNA UN report on Iraq shows human rights in the country remain a cause for concern, in spite of improvements in security.Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Son of Gadafy behind Gaza aid shipA SHIP commissioned by a charity chaired by the son of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gadafy is poised to set sail for Gaza from a…Sat Jul 10 2010 - 01:00
Palestinians outline terms for direct talksTHE PALESTINIAN Authority is waiting to see if Israel is serious about negotiations before agreeing to direct talks.Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Top cleric who opposed Israeli occupation and jihad diesGRAND AYATOLLAH Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, one of the Shia world’s most respected and revered clerics, died yesterday…Mon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Negotiator accuses Israel of war crimePALESTINIAN REACTION: THE ENTIRE Palestinian leadership strongly condemned Israel’s military action against the flotilla taking…Tue Jun 01 2010 - 01:00
Aid flotilla waits for last vessels before final trip to GazaAN INTERNATIONAL flotilla bound for Gaza carrying aid and activists has been delayed while the nine vessels taking part assemble…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Village life destroyed by war gets paltry boost from weekendersHomes bombarded in the civil war now draw wealthy visitors seeking respite from Beirut heatFri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Iraq's two largest Shia blocs join to try to form governmentTWO months after Iraqis voted in parliamentary elections, the two largest Shia blocs have united with the aim of forming a government…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Tournament lifts mood in Gaza as first match kicks offIRELAND BEAT England 2-1 yesterday in Gaza’s world cup soccer tournamentTue May 04 2010 - 01:00
Palestinians promised state by 2012, Arab paper reportsUS PRESIDENT Barack Obama has promised Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas a state by 2012, the Arabic daily al-Hayat reported…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Iraq third on list of failing to protect citizens from abuseIRAQ HAS been castigated in three human rights reports for failing to protect its citizens from a range of attacks and abuseThu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Al-Qaeda in Iraq confirms killing of leaders in US strikeAL-QAEDA IN Iraq has confirmed the deaths of two top leaders in a US airstrike last weekend.Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
