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Middle East talks 'constructive' | Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:12:31 GMT |
Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations. More ... |
Egypt spy chief poster campaign | Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:08:56 GMT |
Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak. More ... |
US hails end of operation in Iraq | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:11:52 GMT |
The US president hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands". More ... |
Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:16:56 GMT |
Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say. More ... |
Iran's Bruni slurs 'unacceptable' | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:10:56 GMT |
France says that "insults" in Iran's media aimed at France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are "unacceptable". More ... |
Israel academics shun settlements | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:51:38 GMT |
More than 150 Israeli academics say they will no longer lecture or work in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. More ... |
Rabbi calls for Abbas to 'vanish' | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:59:42 GMT |
An Israeli rabbi says the world would be better without Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, prompting strong criticism from US officials. More ... |
Biden in Iraq for mission change | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:44:59 GMT |
US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq ahead of the official end of the US combat mission there at midnight on Tuesday. More ... |
Nails removed from 'abused' maid | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:18:00 GMT |
Doctors remove 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan housemaid who said her employer in Saudi Arabia hammered them into her body. More ... |
Call for Iraq deaths inquiry in UK | Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:07:29 GMT |
A full judicial inquiry into all those killed in the war in Iraq should be held, the UK-based Iraq Body Count campaign group says. More ... |
Cairo zoo puts lions on the pill | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:52:13 GMT |
Vets at Cairo's Giza Zoo are experimenting with the human birth control pill in an attempt to slow their rapidly expanding population of lions. More ... |
Syrian soaps confront taboos | Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:40:34 GMT |
Syrian soaps have become popular across the region in recent years due to their realistic plots which have also caused controversy. More ... |
Algeria | Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:28:09 GMT |
Bahrain | Wed, 05 May 2010 14:06:39 GMT |
Egypt | Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:31:11 GMT |
Iran | Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:46:57 GMT |
Iraq | Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:27:18 GMT |
Israel/Palestinian territories | Sat, 08 May 2010 08:57:18 GMT |
Jordan | Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:48:26 GMT |
Kuwait | Sat, 08 May 2010 09:53:20 GMT |
Lebanon | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:52:55 GMT |
Libya | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:05 GMT |
Mauritania | Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:29:40 GMT |
Morocco | Thu, 27 May 2010 10:33:38 GMT |
Oman | Thu, 27 May 2010 10:20:28 GMT |
Qatar | Thu, 27 May 2010 11:02:07 GMT |
Saudi Arabia | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:55:07 GMT |
Sudan | Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:27:39 GMT |
Syria | Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:39:05 GMT |
Tunisia | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:41:19 GMT |
United Arab Emirates | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:13:41 GMT |
Yemen | Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:02:32 GMT |
Golan Heights | Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:09:22 GMT |
Israeli novelist on Middle East conflict | Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:39 GMT |
Raising the stakes | Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:37:58 GMT |
On the cards | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:30:33 GMT |
Helicopter tour | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:45:31 GMT |
Fresh fears | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:53:06 GMT |
Rural exodus | Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:02:17 GMT |
American misadventure? | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:10:08 GMT |
Bittersweet memories | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:07:36 GMT |