Barak victory raises Palestinian hopes of coexistenceArabs reacted predictably to Monday's landslide election victory by the Labour leader, Mr Ehud BarakWed May 19 1999 - 01:00
Citizens muted, politicians excited at Barak prospectPalestinian citizens reacted in muted tones and politicians were more excited about the expectation that the Labour leader, Mr…Tue May 18 1999 - 01:00
New king flies to Germany at start of first trip to WestJordan's King Abdullah is today visiting Germany, the current holder of the European Union Presidency, to secure support for …Mon May 10 1999 - 01:00
Turkish prosecutor tries to ban Virtue Party `vampires'Turkey's Chief Prosecutor, Mr Vural Savas, yesterday launched an attempt in the country's constitutional court to ban the Islamist…Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Footballers keen to join SerbsA Cyprus football club got a big response to an appeal for volunteers to join Serb forces in YugoslaviaWed Mar 31 1999 - 01:00
Hizbullah adopts wait-and-see posture on south LebanonThe Shia Hizbullah movement fighting Israel in south Lebanon has dropped its pledge to end its war of liberation once the Jewish…Mon Mar 29 1999 - 01:00
A man of the people, loved by the peopleKing Hussein, who has been declared clinically dead, survived nearly 47 years on the throne of JordanSat Feb 06 1999 - 00:00
May deadline flexible `to end of this year'The Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, would put off declaring independence on May 4th in return for guarantees from the…Wed Feb 03 1999 - 00:00
Abu Dhabi advocates early lifting of sanctions seen as bolstering SaddamAlthough the UN Security Council has once again put off decisions on Iraq by establishing panels to study disarmament, humanitarian…Mon Feb 01 1999 - 00:00
King expected to announce son as heirJordan's King Hussein informed his brother Crown Prince Hassan on Friday evening that he will not succeed to the throneMon Jan 25 1999 - 00:00
Euphoric homecoming for king as he returns from latest, longest, battleKing Hussein landed his private jet at Amman's old city airport precisely on schedule at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, although…Wed Jan 20 1999 - 00:00
`Spy' claims bolster Iraqi case on UN inspectorsYesterday's reports that UN arms inspectors provided the US with intelligence on the security apparatus protecting President …Thu Jan 07 1999 - 00:00
Ministers resign as Greeks `bow to Turkish threats'Two cabinet ministers from the socialist Edek party, the junior partner in the Cyprus government, will formally tender their …Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Turks oppose Crete missile deploymentTurkey's Foreign Minister, Mr Ismail Cem, has described as "unacceptable" the Greek Cypriot decision to store or deploy Russian…Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
In command of the most wonderful city for $2The sun was high in a clear blue sky when I climbed the narrow stair just inside Jaffa Gate to a window where, for $2, I purchased…Tue Dec 29 1998 - 00:00
Iraqi opposition split on bombsDuring last week's US-British air campaign against Iraq, the country's fractured opposition-in-exile split between those who …Thu Dec 24 1998 - 00:00
Clinton effigy burnt at protestPalestinians, who just three days ago were celebrating President Clinton's visit to their homeland, burned the US President in…Fri Dec 18 1998 - 00:00
Palestinian morale takes flightIn a brief ceremony yesterday President Clinton and the Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, inaugurated Gaza International…Tue Dec 15 1998 - 00:00
Clinton, Netanyahu, Arafat to meet after historic voteIsrael yesterday accepted the cancellation by Palestinian leaders - voting by a show of hands in the presence of President Clinton…Tue Dec 15 1998 - 00:00
Palestinians see very little reason to celebrate nowLampposts along Gaza's main thoroughfares are decorated with US and Palestinian flagsMon Dec 14 1998 - 00:00
Tide of tackiness dents village charmChristmas came to Ayios Dhometios early this yearTue Nov 17 1998 - 00:00
Ankara steps up its war of words against Damascus over guerrillasThe dispute between Turkey and Syria, which surprised foreign governments with its suddenness and ferocity, has exposed the suspicion…Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:00
Cyprus swelters, in need of rainOn the flat-roofed houses of Nicosia rotund white plastic containers, resembling small petrol tankers without wheels, crouch …Tue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Clerides and Greek PM in agreement on missilesThe Greek Cypriot President has apparently persuaded the Greek Prime Minister to agree to the installation in November of two…Sat Aug 29 1998 - 01:00
Leading Palestinians resign in protest at Arafat's refusal to introduce real reformsDr Hanan Ashrawi, the Palestinians' most successful spokesperson on the international scene, resigned yesterday from the cabinet…Fri Aug 07 1998 - 01:00
Arafat fails to make credible changes in reshuffleAfter a year of procrastination and prevarication, the Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, yesterday presented a "new" cabinet…Thu Aug 06 1998 - 01:00
Arafat under pressure as hope fades for Oslo accordThe Palestinian President, Mr Yasser Arafat, is under great pressure from ministers, legislators and the general populace to …Tue Aug 04 1998 - 01:00
Yilmaz stands firm on missile threatSirens wailed at dawn yesterday and church bells rang at mid-morning in the south of Cyprus as Greek Cypriots mourned land and…Tue Jul 21 1998 - 01:00
Envoy upbeat on restarting talks processThe UN's chief envoy to Cyprus, Mr Diego Cordovez, hopes talks between the two communities on the island will resume in the autumn…Mon Jul 06 1998 - 01:00
Stephanopoulos visit highlights problems in divided islandThe Greek President, Mr Costis Stephanopoulos, yesterday toured the Green Line in the world's last divided capital at the end…Mon Jun 29 1998 - 01:00
Greek president visits Cyprus as tensions easeThe Greek President, Mr Constantine Stephanopoulos, arrived in Cyprus yesterday for the first official visit of a Greek head …Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Elections likely to buttress Lebanon's religious divideIn contrast to Friday's historic referendums in Ireland the local elections held in Lebanon yesterday, the first in 35 years, …Mon May 25 1998 - 01:00
Give and take needed on both sides, says US envoyThe US presidential envoy, Mr Richard Holbrooke, indirectly admitted defeat yesterday during a press conference in NicosiaTue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Holbrooke fails to get talks restarted as Denktash insists on recognition as a stateThe US presidential envoy, Mr Richard Holbrooke, has spent two days shuttling between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders without…Tue May 05 1998 - 01:00
Holbrooke fails to get talks restarted as Denktash insists on recognition as a stateThe US presidential envoy, Mr Richard Holbrooke, has spent two days shuttling between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders without…Mon May 04 1998 - 01:00
EU representatives end visit without `big breakthroughs'The European Commissioner for External Relations, Mr Hans van den Broek, and the envoy of the British presidency, Sir David Hannay…Sat Mar 07 1998 - 00:00
King visits Gulf urging dialogue by US with IraqKing Hussein of Jordan, who is widely seen as having played a positive role in the defusing of the Iraq crisis, began a five-…Wed Mar 04 1998 - 00:00
Clerides wins in close-run second roundMr George Iacovou, a former government minister, last night conceded defeat to his opponent in the second round of the republic…Mon Feb 16 1998 - 00:00
Expected win by Clerides may mean `big push' to unity dealPresident Glafkos Clerides of Cyprus is expected to be re-elected in tomorrow's run-off round of polling because four of the …Sat Feb 14 1998 - 00:00
Saudi defence minister rebuffs US on military action against IraqisThe Saudi Defence Minister, Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz, has pre-empted the encounter at Jeddah between Saudi King Fahd with…Mon Feb 09 1998 - 00:00
Israeli sins cited in `frank' Saudi talks with AlbrightSaudi Crown Prince Abdullah refused the request of the US Secretary of State, Mrs Madeleine Albright, for the use of his country…Thu Feb 05 1998 - 00:00
US `big push' on Cyprus may be sidelinedThe Cypriot authorities and Western diplomats based in Nicosia have expressed concern over the possibility that the US will be…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
Cypriot minister gives defensive pledge on controversial missilesOn the eve of the handover by contractors of the republic's sole military airfield to the Greek Cypriot National Guard, the Foreign…Sat Jan 24 1998 - 00:00
Carlos the Jackal, product of Marxist parents and 1960s `internationalism'"Carlos was an adventurer... he was a success like Billy the Kid, a success as an outlaw, not a rebelWed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
Iranians query culture `clash'Leading Shia theologians from Iran and Iranian academics, who often find themselves excluded from the developing dialogue between…Mon Nov 03 1997 - 00:00
Saudis begin to round up 20,000 illegal workers who broke departure deadlineYesterday the Saudi police began to round up an estimated 200,000 illegal foreign workers who have overstayed a three-month departure…Sat Oct 18 1997 - 01:00
Greeks pledge to defend Cyprus against TurkeyThe Greek Defence Minister, Mr Akis Tzohatzopoulos, yesterday reaffirmed in no uncertain terms the determination of Athens to…Thu Oct 16 1997 - 01:00
US asks Clerides to cancel missilesIn a bid to avert a Greek-Turkish conflict, the US State Department's envoy to Cyprus, Mr Thomas Miller, is expected to ask President…Mon Sept 15 1997 - 01:00
Mangan is expected to be freed from Cypriot jail this morningThe release papers for Annette Mangan were signed yesterday by the Cyprus President, Mr Glafkos CleridesFri Sept 05 1997 - 01:00
Mangan family await release of woman from Cyprus jailAnnette Mangan and her family awaited her release from Nicosia Central Prisons throughout yesterday, but she remained another…Thu Sept 04 1997 - 01:00
