Cyprus on course for EU, diplomat claimsCYPRUS is expected to become an EU member in 2000 or 2001, despite the division of the island and Turkish objections to its joining…Mon Nov 11 1996 - 00:00
Palestinians put under "intolerable pressure"PALESTINIAN negotiators have been put under what one Palestinian source called "intolerable pressure" on the long overdue Israeli…Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00
UN agencies estimate 4,500 children in Iraq are dying monthlyUN aid agencies have expressed alarm at the lack of food, medicine and clean water in Iraq, estimating that 4,500 children are…Wed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00
Palestinians reject Hebron proposals as breaking accordPALESTINIAN negotiators on the team conducting talks with Israel said yesterday they had rejected Israel's latest proposal on…Tue Oct 29 1996 - 00:00
King Hussein pays `first visit to Palestine'KING HUSSEIN of Jordan yesterday paid his first visit to the West Bank since Israel captured the territory from the kingdom during…Wed Oct 16 1996 - 01:00
Kuwaits head to the polls fearful of what the future might bringKUWAITI voters go to the polls today to elect a parliament for the second time since the 1991 liberation of the emirate from …Mon Oct 07 1996 - 01:00
Palestinians urged to be calm as confrontation call by Hamas ignoredTHE Palestinian territories remained quiet yesterday in spite of a call issued by the Islamic Hamas movement on Thursday for …Sat Oct 05 1996 - 01:00
Fears of violence rise in wake of Washington talksTHE Palestinian Authority's Information Minister, Mr Yasser Abed Rabbo, who generally reflects the thinking of his President, …Fri Oct 04 1996 - 01:00
Anger at Arafat agreeing to attend summitMEMBERS of the Palestinian legislative Council, the Palestinian Authority and the general populace were critical yesterday of…Mon Sept 30 1996 - 01:00
Palestinians see present conflict as a war over the land, not as renewal of IntifadaPALESTINIANS see the present conflagration in the West Bank and Gaza as war rather than renewal of the Intifada, the uprising…Fri Sept 27 1996 - 01:00
New Cyprus initiative is expectedFRANCE, Germany and Britain are expected to present a new initiative to settle the Cyprus problem.Tue Sept 17 1996 - 01:00
Nicosia opens campaign against Turkish CypriotsTHE Cyprus government has started a diplomatic offensive against the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr Rauf Denktash, and the mainland…Tue Sept 03 1996 - 01:00
Iranian role in Kurdish fighting made Saddam's move inevitableTHE present crisis in northern rag was "predictable", Mr Qiradaghi, a leading commentator, told The Irish TimesMon Sept 02 1996 - 01:00
Hijacking was waiting to happen, says Iraqi exileTHE hijacking of a Sudanese airliner to London via Cyprus was "an incident waiting to happen", an Iraqi exile told The Irish …Wed Aug 28 1996 - 01:00
European court may hear Cyprus murder caseTHE case for the prosecution of the alleged murderers of Tassos Isaac, to which the Irish are making a major contribution, may…Tue Aug 27 1996 - 01:00
Bread price protests resume as king's charisma fails to workDEMONSTRATIONS resumed yesterday in the southern Jordanian town of KerakSat Aug 24 1996 - 01:00
Ban reported on books by leading intellectual SaidREPORTS circulated yesterday that the Palestinian Ministry of Information and Culture had banned two books written by the prominent…Fri Aug 23 1996 - 01:00
Simitis uses visit to encourage Greek CypriotsTHE Greek Prime Minister, Mr Costas Simitis, used his visit to Cyprus at the weekend to reassure Greek Cypriots of their Greek…Mon Aug 19 1996 - 01:00
Violence erupts at funeral of Greek CypriotA SECOND Greek Cypriot, Mr Solomos Spirou Solomou, was killed and 11 people wounded yesterday in the UN controlled buffer zone…Thu Aug 15 1996 - 01:00
Greek and Turkish Cypriots stunned by casualty toll after biker protestGREEK and Turkish Cypriots, still in a state of shock after Sunday's clashes in the UN controlled buffer zone, were stunned by…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Irish consul among 58 injured at protest against Turkish CypriotsTHE honorary Irish consul was among the 58 Greek Cypriots injured during Sunday's clashes between Greek and Turkish Cypriots …Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Clashes in Cyprus may stimulate peaceCYPRIOTS of good will in both communities hope Sunday's violent clashes in the UN-controlled buffer zone - in which the Irish…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
One dead as clashes erupt in UN buffer zoneONE Greek Cypriot was killed and dozens of Greek and Turkish Cypriots were injured in clashes yesterday in the UN controlled …Mon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Breach of buffer zone threatened by bikersCYPRUS is bracing itself for the annual pilgrimage along the "Green Line" by motorcyclists marking the Turkish army occupation…Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
`Lord Bountiful' seeks to rebuild his countryMR RAHQ HARIRI, now on his first official visit to Dublin, was appointed Lebanon's prime minister in October 1992Fri Aug 02 1996 - 01:00
Irish envoy hopeful of progress on CyprusAT THE end of his two day exploratory visit to Cyprus, Mr Kester Heaslip, the representative of the Irish Presidency of the European…Wed Jul 31 1996 - 01:00
Irish diplomat launches EU initiative on CyprusTHE retired Irish diplomat appointed by the EU Presidency as its Cyprus co-ordinator, Mr Kester Heaslip, begins a fact finding…Mon Jul 29 1996 - 01:00
US sets up meeting to reduce risk of clashAT THE conclusion of a 24 hour visit to Cyprus, the US ambassador to the UN, Ms Madeleine Albright, announced yesterday that …Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
The reunification of Cyprus still appears an impossible dreamTODAY is the 22nd anniversary of the coup by the Athens military junta against Archbishop Makarios, then president of Cyprus, …Mon Jul 15 1996 - 01:00
Hizbullah winning reconstruction fight following war of attrition with IsraelSINCE the April 27th ceasefire ended the war of attrition between its fighters and Israel, the Lebanese "Party of God", Hizbullah…Mon Jul 08 1996 - 01:00
Bombing could affect struggle for successionTHE Dhahran bombing has demonstrated once again that Saudi Arabia is not immune to the forces tearing the region apartThu Jun 27 1996 - 01:00
Pall on summer joys as separated societies struggle for survivalTHIS is the week Greek Cypriots celebrate the end of the academic year, with schoolyard fetes where parents attend song and dance…Fri Jun 21 1996 - 01:00
Summit could be disrupted because of antagonisms towards SyriaON the eve of the "Arab peace summit" the prime mover of the gathering, Syria, finds itself between its southern and northern…Fri Jun 21 1996 - 01:00
`Pax Americana' gives way to doctrine of might being rightTHE confirmation of Mr Benjamin Netanyahu as the prime minister elect of Israel has totally transformed the situation in the …Sat Jun 01 1996 - 01:00
Arabs wake up in dismay to Likud gainsWHEN the people of the Arab world went to bed late on Wednesday night, their leaders were reassured by the news from Israel that…Fri May 31 1996 - 01:00
Greek-Cypriot vote rings in few changesGREEK CYPRIOT voters once again demonstrated their conservative bent in Sunday's poll by returning to their new parliament most…Tue May 28 1996 - 01:00
Zeroual holds talks on constitutionTHE Algerian President, Gen Liamine Zeroual, has begun a new round of consultations with 100 odd national and political figures…Tue May 14 1996 - 01:00
Arab leaders adopt tougher stance on JerusalemFollowing their summit meeting in Cairo, King Hussein of Jordan, Mr Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian Authority…Mon May 13 1996 - 01:00
Palestinians side enters "final" talks at a serious disadvantageON THE eve of negotiations with Israel on the "final status" of the West Bank and Gaza, Dr Haidar Abdel Shafi, a leading critic…Sat May 04 1996 - 01:00
Grapes of Wrath leaves none of Israel's intentions fulfilledREGIONAL analysts generally agree that the 16 day Grapes of Wrath offensive in southern Lebanon, which ended in an uneasy ceasefire…Mon Apr 29 1996 - 01:00
Relief and regret in Arab worldTHE CEASEFIRE which brought an end to Israel's Grapes of Wrath offensive in southern Lebanon was received with relief and regret…Sat Apr 27 1996 - 01:00
Christopher dismissive of EU envoys as US assumes central role in ceasefireTHE ASSUMPTION by Israel and the US Secretary of State, Mr Warren Christopher, thatMon Apr 22 1996 - 01:00
Cycle of death led to Israeli decision for a fierce attackTHE LEBANESE Prime Minister, Mr Rafiq al Hariri, fresh from consultations with the Syrians, said he hoped the crisis in the south…Sat Apr 20 1996 - 01:00
Qana attack may raise standing of Hizbullah in LebanonYESTERDAY'S devastating bombardment of the headquarters of the Fijian battalion of Unifil could force Israel to curtail its Grapes…Fri Apr 19 1996 - 01:00
Different sects and religions united against Israeli blitzA SUNNI Muslim businessman from Lebanon's besieged port city of Sidon said that "90 per cent" of his countrymen backed Hizbullah…Thu Apr 18 1996 - 01:00
Lebanese do not blame Hizbullah for attacksMIDDLE East Airlines flight 262 from Larnaca in Cyprus was well filled with passengers making the half hour hop to BeirutWed Apr 17 1996 - 01:00
Peres breaks accord with HizbullahTHE Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Shimon Peres has abrogated a 1993 "understanding" with Lebanon's Hizbullah resistance by sending…Sat Apr 13 1996 - 01:00
Baghdad negotiates for permission to sell oil for desperately needed suppliesIRAQ and UN officials have started new talks in New York on the sale of a limited amount of Iraqi oilWed Apr 10 1996 - 01:00
Jerusalem ceremonies are ruled out for Palestinian ChristiansWESTERN RITE Palestinian Christians living in the West Bank were barred from celebrating Easter and Eastern rite Christians Palm…Mon Apr 08 1996 - 01:00
Israeli "mistake" sparked new tensionTENSION has reached such heights in south Lebanon that on Saturday two young men installing a water tank at a house in the village…Mon Apr 01 1996 - 01:00
