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Israel 'agrees Gaza aid corridor' | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:46:27 GMT |
Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" into Gaza, as the UN Security Council meets to discuss a Gaza resolution. More ... |
New US embassy opens in Baghdad | Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:50:15 GMT |
The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened in Iraq's capital. More ... |
Baghdad bomb kills Shia pilgrims | Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:56:59 GMT |
A female suicide bomber kills at least 35 Shia pilgrims including Iranians near a shrine in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. More ... |
European flight lands in Baghdad | Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:19:30 GMT |
The first commercial flight between Western Europe and Baghdad in at least 17 years lands in the Iraqi capital. More ... |
Suicide bomb kills many in Iraq | Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:48:05 GMT |
A suicide bombing kills at least 23 people at a Sunni gathering in a town south of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. More ... |
Iraq takes control of Green Zone | Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:45:19 GMT |
Iraq takes control of the Green Zone in Baghdad and assumes more powers over foreign troops based in the country. More ... |
Britain hands suspects to Iraqis | Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:11:12 GMT |
Two Iraqis accused of murdering UK soldiers are handed over to Iraq despite a bar by the European Court of Human Rights. More ... |
Tehran offers to 'protect' Ebadi | Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:59:20 GMT |
Iran says it will provide security for Nobel Peace Prize-winning lawyer Shirin Ebadi, amid global concern for her safety. More ... |
Israel 'expands' Gaza offensive | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:56:07 GMT |
Israeli forces reportedly widen their ground assault in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, after fierce clashes around Gaza City. More ... |
Obama's strategic silence on Gaza | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:48:07 GMT |
The BBC's Richard Lister reports on President-elect Barack Obama's unwillingness to comment on Israel's invasion of Gaza. More ... |
Oil price rises on Gaza conflict | Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:50:44 GMT |
Oil rises briefly above $48 a barrel on fears of heightened Middle East tension after Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. More ... |
Dane held for 'shooting Israelis' | Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:07:11 GMT |
A Danish man of Palestinian origin is arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding two Israeli salesmen in Denmark. More ... |
The Editors | Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:14:18 GMT |
Treasure hunt | Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:49:43 GMT |
Who is a civilian? | Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:29:15 GMT |
Leading light | Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:18:08 GMT |
Gaza propaganda | Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:04:25 GMT |
Next in Iraq | Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:59:26 GMT |
Iraq shoe thrower trial postponed | Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:58:11 GMT |
The trial of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at US President Bush is postponed pending an appeal against the charges. More ... |
Gaza aid boat 'rammed by Israel' | Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:28:10 GMT |
A boat taking medical supplies to Gaza has been rammed by the Israeli navy in international waters, activists say. More ... |
Group storms UK embassy in Iran | Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:16:10 GMT |
Demonstrators storm the compound of the British Embassy in Iran, the Foreign Office confirms. More ... |
Iraq signs foreign troops deals | Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:01:47 GMT |
Iraq signs deals with the UK and Australia for their troops to stay after a UN mandate expires on 1 January, Baghdad says. More ... |
Iraqi-Canadian 'spied for Saddam' | Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:34:00 GMT |
An Iraqi-born Canadian citizen is charged in the US of conspiring to spy from 2000 for the former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein. More ... |
Turkey 'hits PKK targets in Iraq' | Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:56:16 GMT |
Turkish fighter planes bomb suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Turkish military sources say. More ... |
Dubai sex man faces massive bill | Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:07:16 GMT |
A British man convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach has been left with a legal bill of tens of thousands of pounds. More ... |
Egypt teacher jailed for killing | Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:38:18 GMT |
An Egyptian court sentences a teacher to six years in jail for beating a pupil to death because he had not done his homework. More ... |
Oil rises on Middle East tensions | Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:56:04 GMT |
Crude oil prices rise on concerns Israel's attacks on Hamas could threaten supplies from the Middle East. More ... |
Oil falls back below $39 a barrel | Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:03:58 GMT |
More bad economic news from the US on Tuesday sends oil prices falling back below $39 a barrel. More ... |
Mideast papers on Gaza | Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:03:13 GMT |
Commentators in the Palestinian press are united in dismay at the Israeli operation in Gaza. More ... |
Papers fear end of Gaza truce | Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:32:16 GMT |
Israeli and Palestinian papers anticipate violence when a truce between militant groups in the Gaza Strip ends. More ... |
Iranian blogs on Obama victory | Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:27:22 GMT |
Iraqis comment on US troop deal | Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:32:55 GMT |
The Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011. More ... |
Gaza voices on the closure | Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:51:07 GMT |
People in Gaza may be without UN food aid from Saturday, after Israel refused to allow in emergency supplies. The territory has been sealed off since 5 November; Israel says continued mortar fire from Gaza militants is to blame. Three Gazans describe how the enforced closure has affected them. More ... |
The road to Bethlehem | Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:49:14 GMT |
Voices: Gaza ceasefire ends | Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:13:43 GMT |
Major Israeli settlement 'unlawful' | Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:23:52 GMT |
Sexy secrets of the Syrian souk | Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:55:06 GMT |
Analysis: Kirkuk faultline | Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:49:34 GMT |