(BBC) Women describe conditions in the Gaza Strip
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March 19, 2010
Quartet urges settlement freeze
The international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators calls on Israel to freeze settlement activity in occupied territories.
March 16, 2010
Palestinians in Jerusalem clashes
(BBC) Palestinians clash with Israeli police in East Jerusalem amid tension over settlements and a reopened synagogue.
March 13, 2010
Cut and run?
(BBC) Bombed out and banned: Gaza's male hairdressers
March 11, 2010
Peace talks in doubt over housing
(BBC) The Palestinian Authority says indirect talks with Israel will be "very difficult" if more homes are built on occupied land as planned.
March 7, 2010
Palestinians back new peace talks
(BBC) Palestinian leaders back a new round of indirect peace talks with Israel, more than a year after they last broke down.
Iraq poll hit by deadly attacks
Polls close in Iraq's second general election since the 2003 invasion, with a steady turnout despite at least 35 people killed in attacks.
March 4, 2010
Ebadi warning on Iran sanctions
(BBC) Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winning human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi warns against imposing sanctions on her country.
March 3, 2010
Birth defects 'rise' in Falluja
(BBC) A paediatrician and parents tell the BBC of a high level of birth defects among children in Falluja, Iraq, blaming weapons used by the US.
February 14, 2010
US warns Iran not to 'build bomb'
(BBC) Hillary Clinton says the US would welcome peaceful engagement with Iran but not "while they are building their bomb".
February 9, 2010
Oh, brother
(BBC) Conservatives head Egypt's new-look Muslim Brotherhood
February 8, 2010
Iran 'to ratchet up enrichment'
(BBC) Iran announces immediate plans to increase levels of uranium enrichment, further heightening tensions with the West.
January 28, 2010
Two activists 'executed in Iran'
Iran executes two men held during the period of unrest that erupted after June's presidential poll, unconfirmed reports say.
January 24, 2010
Yemen troops killed at checkpoint
(BBC) An attack on a checkpoint in Yemen's southern province of Shabwa leaves three troops dead, officials say.
January 8, 2010
Clinton sets out Mid-East formula
(BBC) The US secretary of state lays out a plan for Middle East peace, envisaging concessions to both Israelis and Palestinians.
January 7, 2010
Egypt church attack kills seven
(BBC) At least six Coptic Christians and a security official are killed in a drive-by shooting on their Christmas Eve, outside a church in southern Egypt.
January 1, 2010
Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform
(BBC) Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests.
December 30, 2009
Iran government supporters rally
(BBC) Tens of thousands of Iranians stage pro-government rallies around the country, after recent violent opposition protests.
December 28, 2009
Gaza marchers go on hunger strike
(BBC) Groups trying to cross Egypt's border to Gaza to mark the anniversary of an Israeli offensive have gone on hunger strike.
December 27, 2009
Iranian protesters die in clashes
(BBC) Iranian security forces kill at least eight protesters, including the nephew of former presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi.
Gaza damage 'not being addressed'
(BBC) Not enough is being done to repair damage done to Gaza by Israeli military action one year ago, says the UN.
December 25, 2009
Dangerous waste
Lebanese city in the shadow of a mountain of rubbish
December 21, 2009
World 'failed Gaza over blockade'
(BBC) Aid agencies criticise the international community for failing to help end Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.
December 16, 2009
Iran test-fires advanced missile
Iran says it has successfully test-fired an improved version of a medium-range missile, drawing Western protests.
December 15, 2009
Iraq cities rocked by car bombs
A series of car bombings in Iraq kill at least eight people and wound scores in Baghdad and Mosul.
December 14, 2009
Nuclear meeting on Iran cancelled
(BBC) A planned meeting of leading diplomats from world powers on curbing Iran's nuclear programme is cancelled.
December 13, 2009
Khomeini 'insult' creates storm
(BBC) Iran's Supreme Leader accuses the opposition of breaking the law by insulting the republic's founder, Ayatollah Khomeini.
December 11, 2009
Body count
(BBC) The politics of counting the Iraqi victims of violence
December 8, 2009
Migrant fears
(BBC) Foreign workers bear the brunt of Dubai crisis
December 7, 2009
Israeli shot dead entering Gaza
Israeli troops have shot dead a man caught trying to climb into the Gaza Strip.
December 2, 2009
US troops increase as local hero says no – Afghanistan’s Malalai Joya
CAIRO (WNN) - In September 2005, at the age of 27, Joya was one of the youngest MPs voted into the Afghan Assembly (Parliament), also known as the Constitutional Loya Jirga.
November 22, 2009
Iran war games for nuclear sites
(BBC) Iran warns it will retaliate if attacked by the US or Israel, as it holds war games to simulate attacks on its nuclear sites.
November 17, 2009
Israel Approves 900 Settler Homes
(BBC) - Israel's interior ministry approves planning applications for 900 new housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.
November 11, 2009
Palestinians mark Arafat's death
(BBC) Palestinians mark five years since the death of Yasser Arafat, as his successor repeats calls for an end to Israeli settlement building.
November 10, 2009
Palestinian Vote and Abbas Threat Might be a Bluff
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Voter registration for a Palestinian election failed to get under way as scheduled Tuesday, adding to signs that President Mahmoud Abbas might be bluffing about a make-or-break vote in January.
November 7, 2009
Lebanon government accord reached
(BBC) Lebanon's Hezbollah says its opposition alliance has agreed to join a national unity government under PM-designate, Saad Hariri.
November 6, 2009
Gaza battle
(BBC) Legal row over UN report on Gaza offensive intensifies
November 5, 2009
Saudi Jets 'Attack Yemen Rebels'
(BBC) - Saudi aircraft have attacked Shia rebels in northern Yemen after the killing of a Saudi security officer, reports say.
October 31, 2009
Senior Iran MPs Reject U.N. Atom Fuel Plan
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Senior Iranian lawmakers voiced opposition on Saturday to a U.N.-drafted nuclear fuel deal, casting further doubt on a proposal aimed at easing international tension over Tehran's atomic activities.
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must resume "as soon as possible".
October 27, 2009
Iran 'to accept UN nuclear deal'
Iran will accept a UN draft deal on its nuclear programme if "very important changes" are made, Iranian state media report.
October 25, 2009
Turkey chastises the West on Iran
(BBC) Turkey's prime minister has accused the West of treating Iran unfairly over its nuclear programme.
October 20, 2009
Afghanistan's Karzai agrees to election run-off
KABUL (Reuters) - President Hamid Karzai agreed to face a second round of voting in Afghanistan's disputed election on Tuesday after a U.N.-led fraud inquiry tossed out enough of his votes to trigger a run-off.
October 18, 2009
Iranian commanders assassinated
(BBC) Senior members of the elite Revolutionary Guards are among 31 people killed in a suicide attack in south-eastern Iran.
October 16, 2009
Power struggle
(BBC) Hamas-Fatah feud played out in West Bank town
October 12, 2009
Peace and water
(BBC) Lack of peace deepens Middle East water crisis
YEMEN: UNHCR launches cross-border aid operation
SANAA (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has launched a cross-border aid operation through Saudi Arabia to meet the urgent needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) trapped in and around Saada city in northern Yemen, according to UN officials.
October 8, 2009
UN body to debate Gaza 'crimes'
(BBC) The UN brings forward a Security Council session on the Middle East after Libya demands a Gaza war crimes debate.
October 6, 2009
Water shortage
(BBC) Searching for the answer to Jordan's water crisis
October 2, 2009
Culture wars
(BBC) Egypt remains nervous of cultural relations with Israel
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