How US set out to destroy Iraq's national identity and build a dependent stateCultural Cleansing in Iraq Edited by Raymond W. Baker, Shereen T. Ismael, and Tareq Y. Ismael. Pluto, 296 pp. $34.95Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Iraqi council discusses call to ban candidates from electionIRAQ’S NATIONAL security council, the country’s highest political body, yesterday discussed a call to ban 15 political parties…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
New talks rejected until Israeli settlements suspendedTHE CHIEF Palestinian negotiator has rejected renewed negotiations with Israel until it freezes settlements, countering a US …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
New talks rejected until Israeli settlements suspendedTHE CHIEF Palestinian negotiator has rejected renewed negotiations with Israel until it freezes settlements, countering a US …Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Iraqi council discusses call to ban candidates from electionIRAQ’S NATIONAL security council, the country’s highest political body, yesterday discussed a call to ban 15 political parties…Mon Jan 11 2010 - 00:00
Egyptian police deport Galloway and rest of convoyBRITISH MP George Galloway, leader of the Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy, was yesterday bundled into a police van as he left…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
Egyptian police deport Galloway and rest of convoyBRITISH MP George Galloway, leader of the Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy, was yesterday bundled into a police van as he left…Sat Jan 09 2010 - 00:00
US seeks to rekindle talks between Israel and PalestineTHE US is pressing the Quartet – comprising the US, UN, EU and Russia – to issue a call next week for the resumption of Palestinian…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
US seeks to rekindle talks between Israel and PalestineTHE US is pressing the Quartet – comprising the US, UN, EU and Russia – to issue a call next week for the resumption of Palestinian…Fri Jan 08 2010 - 00:00
Aid convoy enters Gaza after attack at Egyptian portPEACE ACTIVISTS from 40 countries and vehicles loaded with food and medical supplies in the Viva Palestina convoy entered Gaza…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Aid convoy enters Gaza after attack at Egyptian portPEACE ACTIVISTS from 40 countries and vehicles loaded with food and medical supplies in the Viva Palestina convoy entered Gaza…Thu Jan 07 2010 - 00:00
Police clash with Gaza convoyClashes erupted on the Gaza side of the Egyptian-Gaza border this afternoon as more than 515 activists of the Viva Palestina …Wed Jan 06 2010 - 00:00
World's tallest building opens in blaze of fireworksTHE WORLD’S tallest building, Burj Dubai, was officially opened yesterday in a blaze of spectacular light, sound and fireworks…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
World's tallest building opens in blaze of fireworksTHE WORLD’S tallest building, Burj Dubai, was officially opened yesterday in a blaze of spectacular light, sound and fireworks…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Abbas prepared to resume peace talks with IsraelPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to resume peace talks with Israel as soon as all settlement activity…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Abbas prepared to resume peace talks with IsraelPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has said he is ready to resume peace talks with Israel as soon as all settlement activity…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Britain and US close embassies in YemenTHE US and Britain closed their embassies in the Yemeni capital yesterday following warnings that al-Qaeda is preparing attacks…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Britain and US close embassies in YemenTHE US and Britain closed their embassies in the Yemeni capital yesterday following warnings that al-Qaeda is preparing attacks…Mon Jan 04 2010 - 00:00
Iraq to challenge dismissal in US of Blackwater caseIRAQ ANNOUNCED yesterday that it would challenge a decision by a US federal court judge dismissing the case against five private…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Iraq to challenge dismissal in US of Blackwater caseIRAQ ANNOUNCED yesterday that it would challenge a decision by a US federal court judge dismissing the case against five private…Sat Jan 02 2010 - 00:00
Iraqi police among dead after suicide blasts kill 23SUICIDE BOMBINGS in Ramadi’s fortified Green Zone have killed 23 people and wounded more than 100Thu Dec 31 2009 - 00:00
Brinkmanship by both sides during time of Iran's 'martyrs'ANALYSIS : The latest violence has caught both the opposition and government by surpriseTue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Palestinians mark date of Israeli offensiveSIRENS WAILED across the Gaza Strip yesterday morning as Palestinians marked the first anniversary of Israel’s 22-day offensive…Mon Dec 28 2009 - 00:00
Israel permits 300 Gazans to attend Mass in BethlehemISRAELI DEFENCE Minister Ehud Barak has issued month-long permits for 300 of Gaza’s 3,000 Christians to attend Christmas Masses…Thu Dec 24 2009 - 00:00
Aid agencies condemn failure to end Gaza blockadeSIXTEEN LEADING aid agencies yesterday issued a report condemning Israel and the international community for refusing to end …Wed Dec 23 2009 - 00:00
Iran's new martyr whose voice cannot be stilledGrand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri’s death has reinvigorated the Iranian oppositionTue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Gun attack on Syrian workers may be linked to Hariri visitSHOTS WERE fired yesterday at a bus carrying Syrian workers in northern Lebanon, killing one and giving rise to speculation that…Tue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Iranians gather to mourn death of dissident ayatollahTHOUSANDS OF Iranians gathered yesterday in the holy city of Qom to mourn Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ali Montazeri, the country’…Mon Dec 21 2009 - 00:00
Iraq's security forces implicated in December bombingsAT LEAST 45 Iraqi security force members may have been involved in co-ordinated attacks that killed 127 in Baghdad on December…Fri Dec 18 2009 - 00:00
Non-US firms win Iraqi oil rights in auctionEUROPEAN, RUSSIAN and Chinese energy companies rather than US multinationals won contracts to develop major Iraqi oil fields …Mon Dec 14 2009 - 00:00
Egyptians building wall under ground at GazaEGYPTIAN OFFICIALS yesterday confirmed that Cairo is covertly constructing an underground steel barrier along the border with…Fri Dec 11 2009 - 00:00
Baghdad bomb blasts leave at least 127 deadAT LEAST 127 people were killed and 530 wounded yesterday in co-ordinated blasts that rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.Wed Dec 09 2009 - 00:00
Late February urged for poll as Iraqis who fled get voteTHE UNITED Nations pressed Iraq’s election commission yesterday to designate February 27th as the date for parliamentary elections…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
'No terrorism factor' behind Damascus bus explosionSYRIA HAS said that an accident was the cause of an explosion on a bus used by Iranian pilgrims visiting a Shia shrine near Damascus…Fri Dec 04 2009 - 00:00
Legislation to provide €20m funding for anti-western militant groupsIRAN’S PARLIAMENT, the majlis, has adopted legislation allocating $20 million (€13Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Barghouti likely to be freed in exchange next weekPALESTINIAN OFFICIALS say Marwan Barghouti, a senior West Bank Fatah leader sentenced in 2002 by Israel to five life terms in…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Israel could free Fatah leader in Palestinian swapA SENIOR Fatah figure jailed by Israel could be among hundreds of Palestinian prisoners set free in exchange for Israeli soldier…Wed Nov 25 2009 - 00:00
Saudi aircraft hit 15 villages in strikes, Yemen rebels sayYEMEN REBELS said yesterday that Saudi fighter aircraft had fired 145 missiles at 15 villages in the country’s northern province…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Lebanese government to be formed five months after pollFIVE MONTHS after Lebanon’s parliamentary election, prime minister-designate Saad Hariri last night presented to Lebanese president…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
Abbas may dissolve Palestinian AuthorityTHE PALESTINIAN president Mahmoud Abbas may declare the peace process dead and dissolve the Palestinian AuthorityMon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Abbas says he does not want to stand for electionPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas last night said he does “not desire to stand” in the presidential election scheduled for …Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Clinton seeks to calm Arab anger at settlement policyUS SECRETARY of state Hillary Clinton attempted to assuage Arab anger yesterday by telling Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak that…Thu Nov 05 2009 - 00:00
Palestinians criticise US U-turn on settlementsTHE PALESTINIAN Authority yesterday rejected the Obama administration’s call for unconditional resumption of negotiations with…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Abbas has little wriggle room in talks with ClintonPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas is to meet US secretary of state Hillary Clinton in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu …Sat Oct 31 2009 - 00:00
Israel 'restricting' access to water for PalestiniansAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL has reported that Palestinians living under Israeli occupation consume a fraction of the amount of water…Wed Oct 28 2009 - 00:00
Abbas sets date for elections despite objections by HamasPALESTINIAN PRESIDENT Mahmoud Abbas has decreed that presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on January 24th, whether…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
US troop deployment to Afghanistan may depend on Iraq pollTHE US military may have to put on indefinite hold its plan to dispatch additional troops to Afghanistan if Iraq’s election does…Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
Hamas to examine alleged war crimesTHE HAMAS government in Gaza yesterday pledged to carry out investigations into alleged war crimes by the Palestinian side identified…Fri Oct 16 2009 - 01:00
Fatah to sign proposal for reconciliation with HamasFATAH ANNOUNCED it would sign an Egyptian proposal for reconciliation with Hamas yesterday despite a war of words that has created…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
Criticism forces Abbas to harden stanceUS ENVOY George Mitchell left Jerusalem yesterday without achieving a breakthrough in talks about talks between Palestinians …Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
