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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
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Bahrain | Wed, 05 May 2010 14:06:39 GMT
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Egypt | Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:31:11 GMT
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Iran | Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:46:57 GMT
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Iraq | Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:27:18 GMT
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Israel/Palestinian territories | Sat, 08 May 2010 08:57:18 GMT
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Jordan | Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:48:26 GMT
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Kuwait | Sat, 08 May 2010 09:53:20 GMT
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Lebanon | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:52:55 GMT
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Libya | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:05 GMT
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Mauritania | Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:29:40 GMT
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Morocco | Thu, 27 May 2010 10:33:38 GMT
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Oman | Thu, 27 May 2010 10:20:28 GMT
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Qatar | Thu, 27 May 2010 11:02:07 GMT
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Saudi Arabia | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:55:07 GMT
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Sudan | Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:27:39 GMT
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Syria | Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:39:05 GMT
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Tunisia | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:41:19 GMT
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United Arab Emirates | Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:13:41 GMT
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Yemen | Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:02:32 GMT
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Golan Heights | Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:09:22 GMT
A profile of the Syrian plateau captured by Israel in 1967 More ...
Israeli novelist on Middle East conflict | Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:39 GMT
The Israeli novelist David Grossman on how the Middle East conflict tore his family apart. More ...
Raising the stakes | Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:37:58 GMT
Why Middle East peace is so important to President Obama More ...
On the cards | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:30:33 GMT
Where are Iraq's 55 "most wanted" as the US combat mission ends? More ...
Helicopter tour | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:45:31 GMT
Troubled geography of Israel and West Bank as seen from above More ...
Fresh fears | Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:53:06 GMT
Teen death renews concern over female mutilation in Egypt More ...
Rural exodus | Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:02:17 GMT
Syria struggles as farmers flee four-year drought More ...
American misadventure? | Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:10:08 GMT
John Simpson on the legacy of America's 'imperial moment' More ...
Bittersweet memories | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:07:36 GMT
Life in Iraq during the US occupation More ...

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