Middle East   :::::: Senior MP: Deadline only to impede negotiations 2008-07-26 18:52 :::::: Hamas calls on PLO to fire member for attacking interior minister 2008-07-26 18:17 :::::: Ahmadinejad: Iran not to bow to big powers 2008-07-26 18:03 :::::: Expanding West Bank settlement harms peace process: Erekat 2008-07-26 17:49 :::::: Northern Lebanon clashes kill 9, wound 33 2008-07-26 17:10 :::::: Hamas launches crackdown against Fatah following Gaza blasts 2008-07-26 15:45 :::::: U.S.: Israel's new West Bank settlement plan not helpful 2008-07-26 07:36 :::::: Six killed in series of explosions in Gaza 2008-07-26 05:27 :::::: Four Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion 2008-07-26 03:56 :::::: Iran's Rafsanjani rejects deadline for nuclear response 2008-07-26 03:55 :::::: Clashes between rival groups caused more casualties in N Lebanon 2008-07-26 00:44 :::::: Shaath: Truce between Palestinians and Israelis achieves progress 2008-07-25 21:53 :::::: Two soldiers killed by landmine blast in SE Turkey 2008-07-25 21:32 :::::: U.S. experts find flaws in Israel's flight security system 2008-07-25 18:32 :::::: Iranian president to visit Turkey late August 2008-07-25 17:17 :::::: Clashes between rival groups renew in northern Lebanon 2008-07-25 17:03 :::::: SABA: Suicide car bomb kills two, wounds 17 in Yemen 2008-07-25 16:34 :::::: Three Jordanians to be extradite from Iraq 2008-07-25 14:49 :::::: Israeli PM agrees to new police questioning 2008-07-25 03:33 :::::: Israeli attorney general criticizes PM for obstructing investigation 2008-07-25 03:32 :::::: British official urges Israel to change settlement policy 2008-07-24 23:21 :::::: Sources: Barak says Israel to stop military actions in Nablus 2008-07-24 21:43 :::::: Haneya calls on Egypt to open Rafah crossing for patients 2008-07-24 21:14 :::::: Israel mulls building new settlement in West Bank 2008-07-24 19:02 :::::: Iraq's presidency council vetoes provincial election bill 2008-07-24 18:35 :::::: Obama woos Israel with security commitment 2008-07-24 15:41 :::::: Turkish warplanes bomb 13 PKK targets in northern Iraq 2008-07-24 14:42 :::::: Syrian President: Dialogue with France helps solve regional problems 2008-07-24 04:58 :::::: Syria receives 114 remains of Arab fighters 2008-07-24 04:54 :::::: Obama: nuclear Iran is game changer 2008-07-24 00:16 :::::: Abbas receives Obama in Ramallah, talks about peace 2008-07-23 20:56 :::::: Hamas blocks departure of PLO members to Ramallah 2008-07-23 20:46 :::::: Iraqi president rejects provincial election law 2008-07-23 20:37 :::::: Iraq's KRG urges presidency council to reject provincial election bill 2008-07-23 20:36 :::::: Thorny issues to be tackled in Lebanese-Syrian reconciliation 2008-07-23 20:21 :::::: Abbas, Olmert to meet early August 2008-07-23 19:48 :::::: Gaza poverty mounts despite Hamas-Israel truce 2008-07-23 19:35 :::::: Israel allows more products into Gaza 2008-07-23 19:31 :::::: Obama reiterates commitment to Israel's security 2008-07-23 19:29 :::::: Hamas blames Abbas for hindering Rafah crossing from reopening 2008-07-23 19:23 :::::: Palestinian wounded in Israeli cross-border shooting in N Gaza 2008-07-23 19:07 :::::: Hamas refuses to comment on prisoner swap initiative 2008-07-23 18:24 :::::: Iran not to make concession in nuclear rights 2008-07-23 17:16 :::::: Iran defies 6 world powers over nuclear program 2008-07-23 17:08 :::::: PM: PNA may stop West Bank security plan if Israel continues raid 2008-07-23 16:47 :::::: Obama vows active involvement in Mideast peace process amid overseas tour 2008-07-23 05:19 :::::: Obama arrives in Jerusalem for visit 2008-07-23 05:21 :::::: Iraqi parliament approves key provincial election law 2008-07-23 05:09 :::::: Obama pledges active involvement in Mideast peace process if elected 2008-07-23 03:31 :::::: Jordan's king reaffirms independent Palestine key to settle Mideast conflict 2008-07-23 03:30 :::::: Israeli, Palestinian presidents meet on peace process 2008-07-23 00:51 :::::: Pakistan, Iran to curb extremism 2008-07-22 21:49 :::::: Official: Hamas not to deal with Abbas after Jan. 9 2008-07-22 21:47 :::::: Obama arrives in Jordan for visit 2008-07-22 20:51 :::::: PLO official: Hamas, Israel seek isolation of Gaza 2008-07-22 20:07 :::::: Abbas threatens to withdraw forces from Nablus 2008-07-22 19:54 :::::: Iraqi parliament approves key provincial election law 2008-07-22 19:52 :::::: Abbas to meet Israeli PM on peace talks 2008-07-22 19:18 :::::: At least 16 injured in another Jerusalem bulldozer rampage 2008-07-22 19:16 :::::: Iraqi journalist shot dead in northern Iraq 2008-07-22 18:39 :::::: Israel arrests 12 Palestinians in West Bank 2008-07-22 17:46 :::::: Israeli, Palestinian presidents hold talks 2008-07-22 17:36 :::::: Fatah: no practical steps towards national dialogue 2008-07-22 17:24 :::::: Hamas militant killed in Gaza 2008-07-22 17:15 :::::: Israel's ruling party moves closer to primary 2008-07-22 17:06 :::::: Abbas to brief Obama on Israeli settlement impact on peace process 2008-07-22 16:17 :::::: Shalit's captors says not to scale down release demands 2008-07-22 15:43 :::::: Gulf nations opposed to ICC "double standards" against Sudan 2008-07-22 10:48 :::::: Attorney: Decision on whether to indict Olmert to be made soon 2008-07-22 05:45 :::::: U.S. Secretary of State Rice starts visit to UAE 2008-07-22 03:33 :::::: MP: U.S. presence in Geneva talks success for Iran 2008-07-22 00:53 :::::: Iraq eyes U.S. pullout by 2010 amid Obama visit 2008-07-22 00:43 :::::: U.S. troops capture suspect linked to Iranian-backed Shiite militants 2008-07-21 20:57 :::::: Israeli settlers fire homemade rocket at West Bank villages 2008-07-21 20:41 :::::: Gunmen shoot dead Iraqi tribal leader northeast Baghdad 2008-07-21 20:12 :::::: Israel increases fuel shipment to Gaza 2008-07-21 18:53 :::::: PLO factions to draft initiative for Hamas-Fatah dialogue 2008-07-21 18:45 :::::: Syria FM says Lebanese president to visit Damascus soon 2008-07-21 18:44 :::::: Feeding on increased fuel inflow, vehicles back into Gaza streets 2008-07-21 18:42 :::::: British PM wraps up Mideast visit with warnings, pledges, urges 2008-07-21 17:53 :::::: Brown blasts Ahmadinejad's "abhorrent" threat against Israel 2008-07-21 17:46 :::::: Deposed Hamas PM says no progress on Shalit's release 2008-07-21 17:40 :::::: British PM addresses Israeli parliament 2008-07-21 17:34 :::::: Syrian FM arrives in Beirut for talks to boost ties 2008-07-21 16:16 :::::: Iran: 8 women, 1 man to be stoned to death 2008-07-21 16:10 :::::: Israel arrests over 20 Palestinians during crackdown in W Bank 2008-07-21 15:50 :::::: Rice accuses Iran of "meandering" on nuclear issue 2008-07-21 15:00 :::::: Obama arrives in Baghdad on fact-finding tour 2008-07-21 14:31 :::::: U.S. forces kill son of Iraqi governor 2008-07-21 08:00 :::::: Syrian FM to visit Lebanon to further ties 2008-07-21 06:50 :::::: Israeli soldier shown shooting at blindfolded Palestinian 2008-07-21 04:44 :::::: Syrian vice premier to visit France in efforts to boost co-op 2008-07-21 00:33 :::::: Israeli committee to discuss construction plan of Arab city 2008-07-21 00:24 :::::: Iran praises Geneva nuclear talks as "step forward" 2008-07-21 00:22 :::::: Israeli military chief visits U.S. over Iranian nuclear issue 2008-07-20 21:52 :::::: VP: Iran on good terms with Americans, Israelis 2008-07-20 21:29 :::::: U.S. soldiers kill 2 armed men relative to provincial governor 2008-07-20 21:24 :::::: British PM urges Israel to halt settlement construction 2008-07-20 20:51 :::::: Governor: PKK had to release 3 kidnapped German mountaineers 2008-07-20 20:46 :::::: Shalit's fate vague amid ongoing inter-Palestinian crisis 2008-07-20 20:44 :::::: Haneya urged Brown to visit Gaza 2008-07-20 20:20 :::::: Israel appoints new UN ambassador 2008-07-20 19:53 :::::: Brown grants political, economic support to Palestinians 2008-07-20 19:51 :::::: Haneya's aide calls on Abbas to start national dialogue 2008-07-20 19:01 :::::: 3 kidnapped German mountaineers released in E Turkey 2008-07-20 18:36 :::::: Official: Jordan approves some 17,000 Iraqis' entry in 3 months 2008-07-20 18:30 :::::: Israeli PM vows to retrieve kidnapped soldier alive from Hamas 2008-07-20 18:03 :::::: Iraqi PM inaugurates new airport in Shiite holy city of Najaf 2008-07-20 17:49 :::::: Iranian president: Holding nuclear talks "step forward" 2008-07-20 17:13 :::::: Iran appoints new Foreign Ministry spokesman 2008-07-20 17:10 :::::: Deposed Hamas PM says ready for immediate, unconditional national dialogue 2008-07-20 16:54 :::::: 2 Iraqis, 8 injured killed in Baghdad bomb attacks 2008-07-20 16:38 :::::: Israeli marine attacks Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza water 2008-07-20 16:12 :::::: Iraqi PM denies backing Obama's withdrawal plan 2008-07-20 15:43 :::::: Iran nuclear talks register "insufficient" progress 2008-07-20 10:20 :::::: Four people killed, 7 wounded in eastern Turkey 2008-07-20 05:19 :::::: Brown arrives in Israel for first visit since elected British PM 2008-07-20 03:50 :::::: Iraqi Sunnis return to government 2008-07-20 03:49 :::::: PKK kills four people in eastern Turkey 2008-07-20 03:31 :::::: Two PKK rebels killed in clash in SE Turkey 2008-07-20 03:10 :::::: Brown says Britain ready to cut troops in Iraq, but gives no timetable 2008-07-20 00:11 :::::: Solana: no clear answer from Iran over nuclear proposal 2008-07-19 23:39 :::::: Official: Hamas accepts no alternative to Egypt as mediator 2008-07-19 20:36 :::::: EU, Iran start nuclear talks in Geneva 2008-07-19 17:45 :::::: Iraqi parliament approves candidates of Sunni ministers to Maliki's cabinet 2008-07-19 17:44 :::::: Hamas wants more mediators in prisoner swap with Israel 2008-07-19 17:17 :::::: Hamas to keep prisoner swap case top secret 2008-07-19 16:56 :::::: Israel increases fuels amounts into Gaza 2008-07-19 16:55 :::::: Gunmen kill Fatah member in Hamas-controlled Gaza 2008-07-19 16:44 :::::: Two PKK rebels killed in clash in E Turkey 2008-07-19 16:38 :::::: Hezbollah parade farewell their fighters returned bodies 2008-07-19 15:43 :::::: Brown: No artificial timetable for withdrawal from Iraq 2008-07-19 15:17 :::::: Maliki, Bush discuss troop withdrawal timetable over phone 2008-07-19 00:31 :::::: Iran welcomes U.S. involvement in nuclear talks 2008-07-18 23:09 :::::: Report: U.S. sanctions fail to cripple Iran's oil industry 2008-07-18 22:53 :::::: Roadside bomb attacks drop sharply in Iraq 2008-07-18 22:51 :::::: FM: Turkey keeps in contact with Armenia 2008-07-18 21:45 :::::: Turkey supports dialogue on Iran's nuke issue 2008-07-18 20:59 :::::: Suicide car bomb kills three soldiers in N Iraq 2008-07-18 19:58 :::::: Iraqi security forces capture 4 wanted criminals in S Iraq 2008-07-18 19:40 :::::: Iranian FM says nuclear talks signal positive outlook 2008-07-18 19:29 :::::: Three Iraqis wounded in Baghdad bomb attack 2008-07-18 19:28 :::::: UAE state minister to be tried on charges of betrayal of trust 2008-07-18 19:26 :::::: British, Iraqi troops launch joint operations in S Iraq 2008-07-18 19:04 :::::: Six Israeli Arabs arrested for alleged links to al-Qaida 2008-07-18 18:40 :::::: Jordan Official: Gunman in Wednesday's shooting identified 2008-07-18 14:40 :::::: Israeli hawkish minister reiterates threats to Iran 2008-07-18 15:58 :::::: North Lebanon clashes killed one, wounded six 2008-07-18 15:47 :::::: Turkish soldier, two PKK rebels killed in clash in eastern Turkey 2008-07-18 15:23 :::::: UN border team visits Lebanon: statement 2008-07-18 14:48 :::::: Turkish planes fly to Iraq to pick up wounded Iraqis 2008-07-18 03:30 :::::: Iranian FM says visit to Turkey to boost bilateral ties 2008-07-18 03:18 :::::: Egypt to implement natural gas projects in Libya 2008-07-18 03:03 :::::: Iran welcomes U.S. involvement in nuclear talks 2008-07-18 00:06 :::::: FM: Syria, Iran to continue exchanging views on nuclear issue 2008-07-17 23:57 :::::: Israeli DM highlights moral bonds to retrieve kidnapped soldiers 2008-07-17 21:57 :::::: Kuwait names former army chief as ambassador to Iraq 2008-07-17 20:52 :::::: Syrian President meets Iranian FM on regional developments 2008-07-17 19:59 :::::: Iraqis doubt current fragile peace in Iraq 2008-07-17 19:57 :::::: Prisoner swap with Israel boosts Hezbollah's domestic clout 2008-07-17 19:24 :::::: Hamas presses for Israeli commitment to truce 2008-07-17 18:46 :::::: Official: Israel to allow more amount of fuel into Gaza 2008-07-17 18:31 :::::: Israel urges Lebanese to turn against Hezbollah