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Protesters protect themselves from tear gas in Tehran yesterday

Shots fired to clear streets as Iranians defy ban on protests

Security forces confront student demonstrators

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Video footage taken by his Iraqi captors shows the British hostage Jason Swindlehurst before he was murdered

Revealed: why UK hostages were killed

Friday, 10 July 2009

Kidnappers believed their own men had been tortured to death in prison

Samir abu Yusef has not seen his children since he was picked up by Israeli security forces in 2007

The families driven apart by Israel's red tape

Friday, 10 July 2009

Donald Macintyre: New regulations are making it increasingly difficult for Palestinians from Gaza to see their relatives in the West Bank.

Israeli agents to screen judges before appointment

Thursday, 9 July 2009

Fury as security service gets veto over judiciary

Iraq bans children's visits to Saddam's grave

Wednesday, 8 July 2009

Iraq's government has ordered authorities in Saddam Hussein's home town to ban schoolchildren from visiting the grave of the former dictator after a video showed a group of schoolgirls singing his praises at the site.

Relatives of an Iraqi miltiaman, one of 20 killed in a fierce battle, grieve over his body

Were Iraqis tortured and killed by our soldiers?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

Five years after Tony Blair was informed of damaging evidence, Government finally agrees to inquiry into alleged massacre of 20 civilians

British embassy worker freed, but one still held

Monday, 6 July 2009

One of the last two British embassy workers being held in Iran has been released, it was confirmed today.

Miliband: allegations of improper conduct have absolutely no basis

Miliband defends 'patriotic' embassy worker facing jail

Monday, 6 July 2009

Iranian employed as political analyst denied access to his lawyer

Israel deports British activists on Gaza mission

Monday, 6 July 2009

Britons who were on a mercy mission to Gaza told today how it had been forcibly stopped by the Israelis.

Saddam reacts to his guilty verdict in November 2006

From beyond the grave, Saddam reveals all (nearly)

Sunday, 5 July 2009

FBI releases details of 20 sensational interviews with Saddam Hussein.

Iran says Washington Times journalist released

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Iran said today it had released a Greek journalist covering Iran's disputed presidential election for the Washington Times, state television reported.

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