More deaths in Gaza as Abbas proposes dialogueMIDDLE EAST: Clashes in Gaza yesterday killed a Hamas policeman and a member of the Fatah-affiliated Dugmush clan, raising the…Wed Jan 02 2008 - 00:00
Kurds agree to delay Kirkuk voteIRAQ: The Kurdish regional assembly has capitulated to Baghdad by agreeing to a six-month postponement of a referendum on whether…Fri Dec 28 2007 - 00:00
Hamas has consolidated control in Gaza - reportMIDDLE EAST: Six months after seizing control of the Gaza Strip, Hamas remains in control and is unlikely to be ousted by international…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Hamas flexes muscles before meeting of donorsMiddle East: In anticipation of today's meeting of donor countries in Paris, Hamas demonstrated its strength in the Gaza Strip…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
Iran's former president to lead coalition into electionIran: Former president Mohammad Khatami is set to lead a 21-party coalition with the aim of winning a majority in Iran's parliament…Mon Dec 17 2007 - 00:00
General's killing raises tension in LebanonLebanon: The assassination of a senior Lebanese army general yesterday exacerbated tensions in a country already on edge due…Thu Dec 13 2007 - 00:00
Israel rebuked over settlement homes planMIDDLE EAST: Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud Al Faisal has castigated Israel for approving the construction of 307 homes …Wed Dec 12 2007 - 00:00
Iraq calls for Gulf security pact to include IranIRAQ: Iraq yesterday called on Gulf states to form a regional security pact which would include Iran.Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Arab opinion welcomes Iran reportMIDDLE EAST: Arab opinion seems to have been greatly relieved by the news that the US National Intelligence Estimate found that…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Opposition calls for mass protest in BeirutMIDDLE EAST: A mass demonstration has been called for today by Lebanon's Hizbullah-led opposition to mark the first anniversary…Sat Dec 01 2007 - 00:00
Iran hails release by US of nine detaineesIRAN: Nine Iranians held in Iraq by US forces were released yesterday and handed over to the government of Iraq.Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
UN warns Lebanese factions against rearmingUN: UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has warned Lebanese factions against rearming and training militias and urged them to end…Fri Oct 26 2007 - 01:00
Amnesty accuses Hamas, Fatah of rights abusesMIDDLE EAST: Amnesty International yesterday issued a report sharply critical of Hamas and Fatah for violating Palestinian human…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Hopes rise as Iran moderate called in for talksIRAN: Iran announced yesterday that the country's former top nuclear negotiator, Ali Larijani, and his successor, Saeed Jalili…Mon Oct 22 2007 - 01:00
Warning of Palestinian violence if US talks failMIDDLE EAST: Palestinian chief negotiator Ahmad Qurei warned yesterday that if the US-sponsored regional summit in November …Fri Oct 12 2007 - 01:00
Beirut parties seek way ahead as young seek way outBeirut Letter: Never knowing what the next moment might bring, Beirutis live day by day, unable to plan for tomorrow, next week…Wed Oct 10 2007 - 01:00
Iraq vows to charge guards in BlackwaterMIDDLE EAST: The Iraqi government has pledged to prosecute guards employed by the US Blackwater security contractor for the …Tue Oct 09 2007 - 01:00
Saudi legal reforms welcomedMIDDLE EAST: Saudi officials, lawyers and reformers have welcomed a major restructuring of the kingdom's justice system decreed…Sat Oct 06 2007 - 01:00
Maliki rejects US Senate resolution on country's partitionIraq: Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki yesterday rejected a US Senate resolution proposing the division of Iraq into autonomous…Sat Sept 29 2007 - 01:00
Ghanem killing will not stop Lebanese pollMIDDLE EAST: Lebanese legislators yesterday vowed to go ahead with a presidential election despite the assassination of one …Fri Sept 21 2007 - 01:00
World Bank warns on state of Palestinian economyMIDDLE EAST: The World Bank reported yesterday that if the economic slide in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories is…Wed Sept 19 2007 - 01:00
Al-Sadr faction quits Shia bloc in parliamentIraq: The parliamentary faction loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced yesterday that it had no intention of toppling…Mon Sept 17 2007 - 01:00
Saudi minister bans Arabic paperSaudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has banned influential Arabic daily al-Hayat from circulation in the kingdom following the publication…Thu Aug 30 2007 - 01:00
Largest Sunni faction signs deal with Shia-Kurd allianceIraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki yesterday declared that the Iraqi Islamic Party, the largest Sunni faction, has signed a …Mon Aug 27 2007 - 01:00
Iraqi governor killed by bomb as Maliki visits SyriaIRAQ: The governor of a southern Iraqi province was killed by a road-side bomb yesterday morning on his way to work.Tue Aug 21 2007 - 01:00
Power crisis in Gaza as EU stops oil fundingMIDDLE EAST: Gaza's sole power plant shut down its fourth generator yesterday when fuel did not arrive to maintain operations…Mon Aug 20 2007 - 01:00
Iran's elite corps rejects US terror group allegationIRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards yesterday dismissed Washington's threat to designate the corps as a terrorist group.Fri Aug 17 2007 - 01:00
Palestinian rivals welcome Yemen's mediationMIDDLE EAST: Fatah and Hamas have welcomed a mediation effort between the two groups proposed by Yemeni president Ali Abdullah…Sat Aug 11 2007 - 01:00
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
