Legacy of brutal civil warTHE MIDDLE EAST: The assassination yesterday of the former Christian warlord, Mr Elie Hobeika (45), brutally reminded the shocked…Fri Jan 25 2002 - 00:00
Saudi Arabia to ask US to withdraw troopsSAUDI ARABIA: Facing rising anti-US feeling among its citizens, Saudi Arabia is expected to ask the US to withdraw its troops…Sat Jan 19 2002 - 00:00
Cypriots to continue talking until they can agreeCYPRUS: The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed yesterday to negotiate three times a week under UN auspices until…Thu Jan 17 2002 - 00:00
Cypriots brave winds in search for peaceCYPRUS: About 350 Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot party leaders and peace activists met at the old Ledra Palace Hotel to usher…Mon Jan 07 2002 - 00:00
Cypriot party leaders meetCYPRUS: A New Year reception for Greek and Turkish Cypriot party leaders is to take place this afternoon at the Ledra Palace…Sat Jan 05 2002 - 00:00
Arabs find Sharon worstA Pan-Arab on-line survey conducted by the official Saudi daily Okaz chose the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ariel Sharon, as 2001…Wed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
Gulf council lowers import tariffsThe rulers of the six-member Gulf Co-operation Council agreed yesterday to speed economic integration among their countries, …Wed Jan 02 2002 - 00:00
Israeli checkpoints reinforced as Palestinians face new controlsOn Christmas Eve the south-bound road from Jerusalem to Bethlehem was open.Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Jordan will close borders to Arab refugeesJordan has stated repeatedly that it will close its borders to prevent a mass exodus of Palestinians from the West Bank into …Fri Dec 28 2001 - 00:00
Israeli ban on Arafat visit to Bethlehem widens riftISRAEL'S refusal to allow the Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, attend Midnight Mass in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve has…Thu Dec 27 2001 - 00:00
Tanks bring sleepless nights to RamallahOne of the Israeli tanks deployed in the prosperous Tira neighbourhood of this West Bank town had been parked for a month beside…Sat Dec 22 2001 - 00:00
Territories facing economic ruinThe socio-economic crisis in the Palestinian Territories has "reached critical levels", a United Nations official has observed…Fri Dec 21 2001 - 00:00
Israelis reluctantly resume peace talksThe Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ariel Sharon, yesterday instructed his security chief to resume talks with their counterparts …Thu Dec 20 2001 - 00:00
Sharon says Arafat must back up words with deedsThe Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ariel Sharon, in his first public reaction to Mr Yasser Arafat's call for an end to armed attacks…Tue Dec 18 2001 - 00:00
Video tape fails to convince many ArabsThe video tape released to the media by the US on Thursday did not convince many in the Arab world of Osama bin Laden's complicity…Sat Dec 15 2001 - 00:00
End to attacks soughtEgypt and Syria yesterday urged the international community to halt Israel's attacks on the Palestinians.Mon Dec 10 2001 - 00:00
Muslim savants at odds over HamasA war of words has erupted between three of the Arab world's top Muslim scholars over the Hamas and Islamic Jihad suicide bombings…Fri Dec 07 2001 - 00:00
Green Line is breached as Clerides has 'excellent' dinner with DenktashLast night the President of Cyprus, Mr Glafkos Clerides, crossed the Green Line which bisects the island to dine at the home …Thu Dec 06 2001 - 00:00
Meeting breaks impasse between Greek and Turkish CypriotsThe Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot leaders, meeting during a rainstorm which ended seven years of drought, yesterday broke…Wed Dec 05 2001 - 00:00
Cypriot leaders to end 4-year stand-offThe auguries for today's Cypriot summit are mixedTue Dec 04 2001 - 00:00
Saudis fear 'Arab-Afghan' prisoners will be massacredFearing that foreign captives fighting with the Taliban face massacre or detention and interrogation by the US, Saudi Arabia …Tue Nov 27 2001 - 00:00
Rising concerns about prisonersThe rout of the Taliban has produced apprehension in countries whose citizens either joined fundamentalist armed forces or settled…Sat Nov 24 2001 - 00:00
PA could face unrest if US insists on arrest of militantsThe Palestinian Authority could face serious unrest if the US insists on the arrest, prosecution and jailing of militants engaged…Fri Nov 23 2001 - 00:00
Further attacks by US fearedMore than 75 per cent of Jordanians believe Arab countries will be the next targets in the US anti-terror campaignWed Nov 21 2001 - 00:00
Syria frees 9 convicts in rare gestureSyria has freed nine long-term communist political prisoners under a presidential amnesty marking the 31st anniversary of the…Tue Nov 20 2001 - 00:00
Hizbullah rejects US terrorist tagLebanon and Hizbullah have rejected the inclusion of the latter on the US terrorist list, in spite of the threat that Washington…Mon Nov 19 2001 - 00:00
'Miracle worker' is UN's Afghan envoyAn Algerian diplomat, Mr Lakhdar Brahimi, is the UN secretary general's miracle worker in AfghanistanWed Nov 14 2001 - 00:00
Lebanon defies US over HizbullahThe Lebanese government yesterday dismissed Washington's inclusion of Hizbullah on its list of "terrorist groups" and rejected…Wed Nov 07 2001 - 00:00
Prince accuses bin LadenIn a bid to stem the rising popularity of Mr Osama bin Laden in Muslim countries, the former director of Saudi intelligence said…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Turkey to send commandos to train Northern AllianceAnkara has responded to a US request for military assistance in the Afghan campaign by offering to dispatch five 12-man teams…Sat Nov 03 2001 - 00:00
America's Arab allies crack down on dissidents in wake of US attacksSince the September 11th attacks in the US, the three Arab governments most closely allied with Washington have cracked down …Wed Oct 31 2001 - 00:00
Bush distances himself from US media criticism of Saudi ArabiaPresident Bush has phoned the Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to thank him for Saudi Arabia's co-operation in the anti-terror campaign…Sat Oct 27 2001 - 01:00
Britain's plan for Islamic peace force is given a cool receptionThe British proposal for deploying an "Islamic peacekeeping force" in post-war Afghanistan has been received coolly by potential…Wed Oct 24 2001 - 01:00
PFLP claims killing of Israeli ministerThe Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine promptly claimed responsibility for yesterday's shooting of the Israeli Tourism…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
Gulf War allies appear to have swopped places with objectorsIt is ironic that the Arabs who supported the US-led 1991 Gulf war coalition have distanced themselves from Washington's current…Thu Oct 18 2001 - 01:00
Riyadh complains about treatment of Saudi nationals by US security agenciesSaudi Arabia has made unprecedented criticisms of the US for its sustained bombing campaign in Afghanistan, treatment of detained…Tue Oct 16 2001 - 01:00
Dissidents appear to be winning the battle of the fatwasAn Islamic religious ruling promulgated at a news conference in Washington says that it is the "duty" of Muslims to take part…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
Islamic ministers express concern but do not condemn air strikesThe 56-member ministerial meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) convening in emergency session in Qatar…Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:00
Syria to have Security Council seatFor the first time in more than 30 years Syria has been elected to a non-permanent seat on the UN Security CouncilWed Oct 10 2001 - 01:00
How region lines up behind US campaignThe countries of the Middle East have reacted cautiously to the US-led anti-terror campaign and with one exception have tried…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Saudi refusal causes deep unease in Arab Gulf statesThe US is courting leading Arab states in order to extract Arab legitimacy for an US anti-terrorist campaign seen by many non…Thu Oct 04 2001 - 01:00
Money traced to bin Laden circleThe first piece of evidence linking the suspects in the US terrorist attacks to the man Washington says is the mastermind emerged…Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Saudis to give airspace, but not basesSaudi Arabia yesterday dealt a definitive blow to US efforts to secure the use of the kingdom's military bases in the expected…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Iran marks intifada anniversaryThousands of Iranians poured out of mosques in central Tehran yesterday to demonstrate their support for the Palestinian intifada…Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Saudi refusal on bases may slow US campaignRiyadh's refusal to allow the United States to use Saudi air bases as springboards for the expected air offensive against Afghanistan…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
Suspects turn up aliveAt least four of the men initially named as suspects in the US hijackings and three who remain on the list of 19 deceased hijackers…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Saudis face dilemma on co-operation callsToday's encounter between the veteran Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saudi al-Faisal, and the US Secretary of State, Mr Colin…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Arabs give support - on conditionWhile condemning "all acts of terrorism everywhere", an Arab elder statesman has said regional support for the campaign against…Tue Sept 18 2001 - 01:00
US may need to leave Israel outSince the US must recruit Arab and Muslim countries if its crusade against terrorism is to succeed, Washington may have to exclude…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
'Anti-Islamic' assault on US condemned by sheikhsMuslim prelates and scholars have strongly condemned as "anti-Islamic" Tuesday's assault on the World Trade Centre in New York…Sat Sept 15 2001 - 01:00
