Middle East
Saturday 04 July 2009
- Rafsanjani: No power struggle in Iran following crisis
- EMPA considers Israeli measures in Jerusalem obstacles to peace
- Lawyers of some Iranian detainees have yet to see their clients
- 20 convicted drug traffickers hanged in Iran
- US Vice President Biden says US committed to Iraq withdrawal
- Saudi customs agents boast of biggest drug haul in history
- PA security arrests man "who received 3 million euros from Hamas"
- Iranian state-run newspaper accuses Moussavi, Khatami of treason
- British embassy staff to be released, says Iranian ambassador
Friday 03 July 2009
- Syrian security strongman removed from intelligence post
- EU summons Iranian diplomats in protest at British arrests (Roundup)
- Plane door, sharks point to possible site of Comoros crash (Roundup)
- EU summons Iranian diplomats, Sarkozy meets Swedish prime minister
- Biden in Iraq "optimistic" on reconciliation (Roundup)
- Report: Hamas militants plotted to assassinate Abbas (Roundup)
- Biden in Iraq "optimistic" on reconciliation
- British embassy staffers confessed, Iran clergyman claims (Roundup)
- Arrested British embassy staffers confessed, Iran clergyman claims
- German Foreign Minister announces new Middle East trip
- Opposition acts like dissidents, says Iranian cleric
- Rebels charge that Yemen's hunt for abductors is sham
- Comoros announces 30 days mourning for crash victims
- Hamas cell arrested in West Bank plotted to kill Abbas: report
- Jordanian king names eldest son Hussein as crown prince
Thursday 02 July 2009
- US Vice President Biden in Iraq to push political reconciliation
- Israeli shelling on Gaza kills one girl, wounds 3
- Jordan shuts down offices of two Iranian satellite TVs
- OIC condemns Israeli plans for settlements expansion
- Six drug traffickers hanged in Iran
- Taiwan give extra protection to Israeli athletes at World Games
- Six drug-traffickers hanged in Iran
- Iran says arrested Newsweek journalist has "confessed"
- Security officials targeted in Iraq blasts
- Syria changes "honour killing" law
- Amnesty: Israel, Hamas committed war crimes during Gaza war (Roundup)
- Amnesty report "unbalanced" and "unprofessional", says Hamas (Extra)
- EU welcomes Iraq taking control over security
- Obama "last chance" for Palestinians, says Abbas aide
- Iraq starts looking for soldiers missing in action in Kuwait, Iran
- Israel: Amnesty report "questionable and objectionable" (Extra)
- Amnesty: Israel, Hamas committed war crimes during Gaza war
Wednesday 01 July 2009
- US: Iran's suggestion Neda's death was staged is "misinformation"
- Israeli Navy blocks activist ship trying to reach Gaza (2nd Roundup)
- Moussavi digs in on Ahmadinejad election win (2nd Roundup)
- Moussavi digs in on Ahmadinejad election win (Roundup)
- Barak: Israel and US closer to deal on settlement dispute (Roundup)
- Moussavi stays firm: no recognition of Ahmadinejad re-election
- Israel court orders harsher charges to be filed against soldiers
- EU trio has shown its enmity toward Iran, chief of staff says
- Police chief: Iran courts taking up cases of detained protestors
- Fatah: Egypt saved the Palestinian talks from failure
- Yemenia to pay victims' families 20,000 euros compensation (Extra)
- Ahmadinejad's trip to African Union summit cancelled
- Barak: Israel and US closer to understanding on settlement dispute
- No bodies yet recovered from Comoros crash, says official (Extra)
- Iran closes down opposition daily
- Yemenia aircraft's black boxes reported found (Extra)
- Hopes dwindle for more Comoros air crash survivors
Tuesday 30 June 2009
- Fatah, Hamas fail to reconcile - to meet in Cairo July 25 (Extra)
- 'Miracle' teen only survivor so far in Comoros air crash to assist search, details on teen survivor (3rd Roundup)
