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Maliki leads Baghdad poll count | Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:57:43 GMT |
Partial results for Iraq's elections show PM Nouri Maliki's coalition ahead in the crucial area of Baghdad, officials say. More ... |
Clinton rebukes Israel over homes | Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:10:30 GMT |
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem. More ... |
Israel charges over human shield | Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:59:17 GMT |
Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza. More ... |
Protests over Egypt blogger case | Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:25:40 GMT |
A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger. More ... |
UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade | Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:37:09 GMT |
The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements. More ... |
Hamas releases British journalist | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:41:48 GMT |
Hamas releases a British journalist it had held for a month in Gaza, saying at a news conference that it suspects him of being a spy. More ... |
Deadly clashes in southern Yemen | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:12:53 GMT |
Egypt's top cleric dies aged 81 | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:34:06 GMT |
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81. More ... |
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:44 GMT |
Iranian President says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. More ... |
Israel supermarket uses parody film of Dubai assassins in advert | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:38 GMT |
An Israeli supermarket chain uses spoof surveillance footage, parodying that of the alleged assassins of a Hamas commander in Dubai, in a TV advert. More ... |
On trial | Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:25:52 GMT |
Between friends | Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:59:47 GMT |
First vote | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:58:16 GMT |
Liberal or stooge? | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:29 GMT |
Separation fear | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:05:16 GMT |
Audio slideshow | Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:37:04 GMT |
Israel sued over dead US activist | Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:02:26 GMT |
A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel. More ... |
Israel and Syria in nuclear bids | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:01:25 GMT |
Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity. More ... |
US apology for Gaddafi comments | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:35 GMT |
The US State Department apologises for comments by a spokesman on a call by Libya for holy war against Switzerland. More ... |
Iraq election voter turnout '62%' | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:20:27 GMT |
The voter turnout in Iraq's parliamentary election was 62%, officials say, despite attacks that killed 38 people. More ... |
Israeli 'spymaster' dies aged 82 | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:11:52 GMT |
A former Israeli spy who played a key role in Africa, the Middle East and the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal has died.
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Fourth Australian named by Dubai | Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:55 GMT |
A fourth Australian passport-holder has been named in connection with the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai. More ... |
US eases sanctions for freer web | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:15 GMT |
The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of internet services and support opposition groups. More ... |
Iranian poet handed 'travel ban' | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:52:38 GMT |
Iran's most celebrated female poet is banned from travelling out of the country by the government.
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Israel 'to build nuclear plant' | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:54:50 GMT |
Surgery on Mubarak 'successful' | Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:27:21 GMT |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state media say. More ... |
PM's Iraq evidence 'disingenuous' | Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:53:28 GMT |
Former defence chiefs challenge Gordon Brown's claim at the Iraq inquiry that no military request for equipment was turned down. More ... |
EU: Settlement goods not Israeli | Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:10:11 GMT |
The European Court of Justice rules that Israeli goods made in Jewish settlements cannot be considered Israeli. More ... |
Iraq given its largest IMF loan | Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:21:08 GMT |
The IMF is to lend Iraq $3.6bn to rebuild its infrastructure as low oil prices slash its revenue. More ... |
ME anger at Israeli 'escalations' | Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:41 GMT |
Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protestors over the issue of holy sites have provoked a wave of condemnation in the Arab press for Israel's behaviour. More ... |
Rebel arrest delights Iran's press | Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:28:03 GMT |
Iran's press has expressed satisfaction at the capture of Sunni rebel leader Abdolmalek Rigi More ... |
Iraq vote: Baghdad views | Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:13:15 GMT |
The BBC went to meet three Baghdad residents to find out how their lives have changed - and how they think the election will impact on their communities. More ... |
Photos across Israeli Gaza divide | Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:27:17 GMT |
Yemenis discuss security struggle | Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:30:33 GMT |
Yemenis in Sanaa tell the BBC what they think of the international focus on their country as a hotbed of terrorism, and what they think are the biggest challenges facing Yemen. More ... |
Bombers fail to derail Iraq vote | Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:52:13 GMT |
Baathist resentment simmer | Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:25:27 GMT |
At home with Umm Sheyma | Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:24:27 GMT |
Lost Jews 'found in Zimbabwe' | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:15:10 GMT |
Disturbing Fallujah birth defects | Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:17 GMT |
A first 'Palestinian settlement'? | Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:39:01 GMT |
Iraq cracks down on camouflage | Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:37:44 GMT |
Dubai killing highlights Mossad | Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:12:21 GMT |