Middle East
Nuclear watchdog warns Syria over 'reactor'
The nuclear watchdog has said that a Syrian complex bombed by Israel resembled an undeclared nuclear reactor and warned the country to co-operate more with UN inspectors.
Inside Middle East
Indian navy vessel 'sinks pirate ship'
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
An Indian warship dedicated to fighting pirates destroyed a suspected pirate ship that had opened fire in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian navy said today.
Israeli mob swears vengeance as it buries boss
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Police expect retaliation after car bomb kills underworld kingpin
Miliband: Syria vital to peace in Middle East
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
David Miliband said that his talks with Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, focused on ways of achieving a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
Britain sees 'constructive role' for Syria
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Britain's foreign secretary says Syria can play "a constructive role" in the stalled Middle East peacemaking process.
Appeal verdict due next week in 'sex on beach' case
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
A British couple who had sex on a Dubai beach will find out if their appeal has been successful next week, their lawyer said today.
Israeli mafia leader is killed in car bombing
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Alleged gangland boss Yaakov Alperon, one of Israel's most wanted men, was killed by a car bomb in Tel Aviv yesterday, highlighting public fears of rising crime.
War, death and animation: Cartoon film stirs Israel's conscience
Monday, 17 November 2008
An acclaimed new cartoon film has stirred Israel's conscience about its responsibility for the notorious 1982 massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps. Ben Lynfield reports from Jerusalem
Israelis bristle at attempt to limit exports
Monday, 17 November 2008
David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, is embroiled in a diplomatic wrangle with Israel over Britain's attempts to restrict European imports from Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Tehranologist: Hawk to Hawk, Dove to Dove?
Monday, 17 November 2008
An attention-grabbing view on the upcoming Iranian elections came from an interview that Etemaad newspaper conducted with Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, a prominent reformist journalist.
All US troops out of Iraq 'in three years'
Sunday, 16 November 2008
The Iraqi cabinet has finally approved a hard-fought security pact with the US under which all American troops are to withdraw from Iraq in three years.
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