Middle East News

  • Exploited Afghan girl praises death sentence for tormentors IANS - Fri, Nov 13

    Cairo, Nov 13 (DPA) A 14-year-old Afghan girl, held for four years as a sex slave by an Egyptian family in their Saudi home, praised a Saudi court's decision to behead her tormentors, in remarks published Friday.

  • Israel urged to buy house where Hitler was born ANI - Fri, Nov 13

    Jerusalem, Nov. 13 (ANI): The Israeli Government has been asked to purchase the house of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and turn it into an art gallery commemorating the Holocaust.

  • Blair to give evidence in public on Iraq war ANI - Fri, Nov 13

    London, Nov.13 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to give evidence in public to the Iraq war inquiry in the run-up to the next election, it was announced on Thursday night.

  • Elections in Palestine postponed indefinitely ANI - Fri, Nov 13

    Jerusalem, Nov.13 (ANI): Presidential and parliamentary polls in the Palestinian territories that were scheduled to be held in January 2010, have been postponed indefintely in view of the objections raised by the Islamist group Hamas, which controls the Gaza.

  • Suicide bombing hits military base in Kabul IANS - Fri, Nov 13

    Kabul, Nov 13 (DPA) A suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a military base in the eastern part of the Afghan capital Kabul and wounded three people, officials said Friday.

  • Palestinians wave flags in front of a banner depicting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally marking the anniversary of the late leader Yasser Arafat's death in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 11, 2009. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
    SCENARIOS - Palestinian January election off. What now? Reuters - Thu, Nov 12

    Palestinian elections due on Jan. 24 were effectively cancelled on Thursday after the independent Central Election Commission recommended postponement, saying conditions would not permit a fair vote.

  • Iran urges Russia to fulfill missile supply contract IANS - Thu, Nov 12

    Tehran, Nov 12 (RIA Novosti) Russia has to fulfill its contract on the supply of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said.

  • Clinton urges Iran to free US hikers IANS - Tue, Nov 10

    Tehran/Berlin, Nov 10 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday called for Iran to immediately release three US hikers charged with espionage after four months of detention in Tehran.

  • Islamic militants fire rocket at Israel IANS - Mon, Nov 9

    Gaza, Nov 9 (IANS) A pro-Al Qaeda group in the Gaza Strip has fired a rocket into southern Israel Monday, the group said on its website.

  • Two US pilots killed in helicopter crash in Iraq IANS - Mon, Nov 9

    Baghdad, Nov 9 (DPA) Two US pilots were killed in northern Iraq Monday when their helicopter went down, Iraqi police and the US military said.

  • South Sudan faces famine danger after poor rains - UN Reuters - Mon, Nov 9

    South Sudan could face famine following low rainfall and a surge in tribal conflicts, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF said on Sunday.

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) receives grapes from supporters during a Fatah gathering in the West Bank village of Halhul near Hebron November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
    Abbas supporters in West Bank urge him not to quit Reuters - Sun, Nov 8

    Supporters of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas turned out in the West Bank on Sunday to urge him to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job.

  • Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 5, 2009. Thousands of Palestinians turned out in Hebron on Sunday to urge Abbas to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
    Thousands in West Bank urge Abbas not to quit Reuters - Sun, Nov 8

    Thousands of Palestinians turned out in the West Bank on Sunday to urge Mahmoud Abbas to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job.

  • Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir waves to supporters at an event organized by the Sudanese embassy in Cairo July 17, 2009. Sudan's political parties accused each other of widespread fraud and intimidation as voters began to register for the oil-producing state's first multi-party elections in 24 years. REUTERS/Stringer/Files
    Sudan politicians report widespread electoral fraud Reuters - Sun, Nov 8

    Sudan's political parties accused each other of widespread fraud and intimidation as voters began to register for the oil-producing state's first multi-party elections in 24 years.

  • Briefly World IE - Sun, Nov 8

    Saudi battles Yemeni rebels for fifth day
    Al-Khubah: Saudi forces battled Yemeni rebels for a fifth straight day on Saturday as medics said seven Saudis and an unknown number of rebels had been killed. Huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising above Jebel al-Dukhan, a 2,000-metre peak that marks the frontier near the border town of Al-Khubah, some 60 km from the Red Sea coast.

  • UAE police seize 1.5 mn pills IANS - Sat, Nov 7

    Dubai, Nov 7 (IANS) At least 1.5 million pills worth nearly $4 million were seized between January and October in a crackdown on illegal drug supply in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported.

  • More than 100 arrested at Tehran opposition rally IANS - Sat, Nov 7

    Tehran, Nov 7 (DPA) More than 100 people have been arrested on charges of 'disturbing the public order' during a demonstration earlier this week in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday.

  • Iran says Pakistan freed Sunni rebel leader before attack IANS - Sat, Nov 7

    Tehran, Nov 7 (DPA) Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards accused Pakistan Friday of releasing the leader of a Sunni rebel group ahead of a deadly attack it carried out in southeast Iran, state television IRIB reported.

  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
    No takers for Abbas' Palestinian presidency Reuters - Fri, Nov 6

    Younger Palestinian leaders were in no rush on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas after he said he did not want to run for re-election in January.

  • Saudi fighter jets resume pounding Yemen rebels IANS - Fri, Nov 6

    Sana'a (Yemen), Nov 6 (DPA) Saudi air force jets resumed shelling positions of Shia rebels on the country's southwestern border with Yemen for the third day Friday, the rebel group said in an e-mailed statement.


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