Israel

  • Dec 10, 2004
  • 1 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: First Action Plans emerge

The European Commission yesterday approved the first Action Plans, which help the EU to reach out...

  • Dec 9, 2004
  • 6 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Barghouti challenge reflects Fatah split

A Fatah official said yesterday that Marwan Barghouti will withdraw from the Palestinian National...

  • Dec 3, 2004
  • 7 min read

JORDAN: Hamza demotion wards off challenge

King Abdallah II dismissed his half-brother Hamza as crown prince this week. Since Abdallah's...

Jordan
  • Dec 2, 2004
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2005: Iraq holds key to US global stance

The broad thrust of the administration's international stance in 2005 depends largely on...

Iraq
  • Dec 2, 2004
  • 1 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Barghouti move opens up election

The January 9 Palestinian presidential election has been thrown open by the last-minute decision...

  • Dec 2, 2004
  • 2 min read

ISRAEL: Budget vote sparks coalition collapse

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today that his Likud bloc now faces the choice between elections...

Israel
  • Nov 26, 2004
  • 2 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Barghouti to contest Palestinian poll?

A senior Fatah official today visited Marwan Barghouti in jail in Israel to try to persuade him...

  • Nov 22, 2004
  • 7 min read

UNITED STATES: Policy challenge ahead in Middle East

Colin Powell met Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today at the start of his final visit to the...

United States