Middle East
British yachtsmen: 'We're a bit overweight because they fed us so much'
An en suite bathroom, 24-hour room service... freed sailors relive their experiences in Iranian custody
Inside Middle East
Mystery surrounds poisoning of doctor who exposed torture
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Iranian medic 'was given fatal overdose in a portion of salad'
Sailors safe and free
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Five British yachtsmen detained after straying into Iranian waters have landed in Dubai.
Olmert brother knocks out reporter
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has knocked an Israeli sports reporter unconscious.
EU Palestine move enrages Israelis
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Draft proposal talks of recognising a Palestinian state when 'appropriate'
Attempts to free sailors run aground
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Diplomatic overture rebuffed as Iran threatens 'hard and serious measures' if captured Britons had 'evil intentions'
Video: Joy as Iran frees British yachtsmen
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Sacked by text, the Indian workers who built Dubai
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Andrew Buncombe: Arab paymasters treated them as slave labour
Iran speaker critical of nuclear treaty
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Iran sees little point to staying in the Non-Proliferation Treaty, a senior official said yesterday, a day after announcing plans to build 10 more nuclear sites.
Terri Judd: A stretch of sea where disputes escalate
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The capture of five British sailors by the Iranians carries strong echoes of the moment two-and-a-half years ago when 15 Navy sailors and Royal Marines were detained.
Iranian navy seizes British sailors
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Five Britons held captive after their racing yacht is intercepted by gunboat. Foreign Office admits vessel may have strayed into Iranian waters.
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