Middle East
Suicide Madonnas are a shock too far for Israeli art enthusiasts
Tel Aviv exhibition recasting holy virgins as female terrorists provokes such outrage it is dismantled before opening night
Inside Middle East
Israeli moves give Blair hope of rebuilding political trust
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Settlement freeze is key to further progress with Palestinian leadership
World Focus: Can the West believe Ahmadinejad when he starts to talk peace?
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Iran seems to be making conciliatory noises in the stand-off with the West over its nuclear ambitions. On Tuesday, Tehran's top nuclear negotiator signalled that it had new proposals for Western governments.
Iran moves to split UN with 'updated nuclear proposal'
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
US officials said last night that they were still awaiting concrete signs that Iran was ready to accede to demands that it cease its uranium enrichment programmes, despite reports from Tehran that the regime had fresh proposals to resolve the continuing standoff with the West.
Steroids, drink and paranoia
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
The murky world of the private security contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan
Former Israeli PM Olmert indicted on corruption charges
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Israeli legal authorities have indicted former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges.
Truck bombs kill 16 people in Iraq
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Two truck bombs struck separate communities north of Iraq's capital today, killing at least 16 people, Iraqi authorities said.
Ahmadinejad demands opposition prosecutions
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called yesterday for opposition leaders to be prosecuted over Iran's post-election turmoil, stepping up pressure against the pro-reform movement that says he won the election by fraud.
Israel hobbling West Bank economy, says Tony Blair
Friday, 28 August 2009
Israel's delaying tactics over the launch of a new Palestinian mobile phone network could deal a substantial blow to the West Bank's economy, Tony Blair warned yesterday in his capacity as the international community's Middle East envoy.
Palestinians pay the price for Israel's illegal settlements
Thursday, 27 August 2009
As Benjamin Netanyahu is pressed by the US to halt the construction of settlements, Donald Macintyre exposes the reality of surviving in the West Bank.
Trade revives as Palestinian cities reconnect
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Businesses in normal countries take getting around for granted. They can distribute, export and attract workers and customers from wide areas.
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