Middle East
Israel furious at Livni arrest warrant
Netanyahu condemns British plan to apprehend former foreign minister
Inside Middle East
Iran to put US hikers on trial as Clinton appeals for release
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Iran said yesterday it would try three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July, a step certain to aggravate Washington when tensions are running high over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Iran 'is testing part for nuclear bomb'
Monday, 14 December 2009
Several experts believe that new evidence is the strongest indicator yet of a continuing nuclear weapons programme in Iran.
Iranian leader warns reformists
Monday, 14 December 2009
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses opposition of insulting the memory of nation's founder
Men turn tables on regime by donning headscarves and dresses
Monday, 14 December 2009
Hundreds of pictures of men in women's clothing have been posted online by Iranian opposition supporters in mockery of what they say is a crude attempt by the authorities to humiliate and discredit a reformist student leader by photographing him in a head scarf and chador.
Iranian hardliners lash out at opposition after protests
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Theological students rally against "insult" to Khomeini
Rush for Iraq's oil in defiance of bombers
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Baghdad drives a hard bargain as drilling companies battle for access to reserves
Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants, says foreign minister
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Iran needs up to 15 nuclear plants to generate electricity, its foreign minister said today, underlining Tehran's determination to press ahead with a programme the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.
Libya still jailing dissenters, says Human Rights Watch
Saturday, 12 December 2009
Libya is still imprisoning people for their political views, years after committing itself to reform, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Gaza one year on: The aftermath of a tragedy
Saturday, 12 December 2009
To mark the anniversary of the offensive which left hundreds of innocent civilians dead, Donald MacIntyre revisits the scene of one of the most horrifying conflicts of our time
Shell wins historic Iraq oil contract
Friday, 11 December 2009
Royal Dutch Shell today landed one of only two deals in the latest auction of Iraqi oil assets.
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