Middle East
The big moment: 'The hunt for the Iraqi leader is over – but why isn't the US winning the war?'
The capture of Saddam Hussein, 15 December 2003
Inside Middle East
Iran seeks diplomatic fix for Iraq border dispute
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Tehran wants to solve by diplomatic means a dispute with Baghdad over accusations that Iranian troops seized an oil well inside Iraq, a spokesman at the Iranian embassy said today.
Iranians accused of seizing Iraq oil field
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Two countries in talks over alleged incursion into disputed territory
Iraq says new mass grave found near Kirkuk
Saturday, 19 December 2009
A mass grave discovered in northeast Iraq contains dozens of bodies, mostly of women and children believed killed during a crackdown against Kurds by former dictator Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi official said today.
Iraqi insurgents hack US drones
Friday, 18 December 2009
Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a major weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military's eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection.
Israel offers incentive to organ donors
Friday, 18 December 2009
Those who donate will go to the top of the queue if they later need a transplant
Independent Appeal: Rappers who speak their minds in the name of peace
Friday, 18 December 2009
Katherine Butler: Hip-hop music is helping heal the wounds in post-conflict Lebanon.
Iran test-fires new missile as sanctions loom
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Gordon Brown condemns weapon that puts Israel within easy range
Israel furious at Livni arrest warrant
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Netanyahu condemns British plan to apprehend former foreign minister
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.
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