Middle East

  • Apr 17, 2009
  • 2 min read

US/MIDDLE EAST: Israeli hard line may help Obama

President Barack Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, former Senator George Mitchell,...

Middle East
  • Apr 1, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL: Sudan overshadows Doha summit

The second Arab-South American Summit was held in Doha yesterday, following the conclusion of the...

International
  • Mar 31, 2009
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MIDDLE EAST: Arab summit fails to heal divisions

The annual Arab summit ended yesterday evening in Doha having once again failed to heal Arab...

Middle East
  • Mar 19, 2009
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US/MIDDLE EAST: Obama draws lessons from Bush setbacks

US officials are preparing for the possibility of sidebar talks with Iranian representatives at...

Middle East
  • Mar 5, 2009
  • 1 min read

US/MIDDLE EAST: US-Israeli tensions may soon emerge

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday characterised Israeli settlement activity in the...

Middle East
  • Feb 16, 2009
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US/MIDDLE EAST: Diplomacy adapts to Israeli elections

Kadima leader Tzipi Livni and Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu, whose parties finished with 28 and...

Middle East
  • Jan 27, 2009
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ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST: Bomb points to deterrence failure

An Israeli soldier was killed today in a roadside bomb attack on the Gaza Strip border.

Middle East
  • Jan 23, 2009
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Gaza to improve jihadists' environment

An uneasy ceasefire is holding in Gaza, while Israel says it will not fully reopen border...