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Iraqi army captures nine terrorist suspects in BaladBaghdad - Iraqi army forces captured nine terrorist suspects linked to the Mahdi army during operations with US-led
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 12-Mar-2007 10:01
Jordan's corruption cases up by 38 per cent in 2006
Amman - Corruption cases discovered in Jordan rose by 38 per cent in 2006, to 456, from 330 cases
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 12-Mar-2007 09:46
Al-Qaeda deputy al-Zawahiri blasts Saudi leadership, Hamas (Roundup)
Cairo - Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian-born number-two in the al-Qaeda terrorist network, Sunday accused the Saudi leadership of
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 12-Mar-2007 09:31
Abbas, Olmert meet in Jerusalem (3rd Roundup)
Jerusalem/Ramallah - Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks for about two hours Sunday
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 12-Mar-2007 09:16
US refugees official arrives in Damascus
Damascus - US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey arrived in Damascus Sunday to
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 23:33
Lunches all round as downtown Beirut hums back to life
Beirut - Downtown Beirut, a ghost city for the past three months amid a political standoff, hummed back to life
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 23:18
Olmert, Abbas finish meeting in Jerusalem (Extra)
Jerusalem - Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for about two hours in Jerusalem Sunday
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 23:03
Abbas, Olmert meet in Jerusalem (2nd Roundup)
Jerusalem/Ramallah - Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held talks for about two hours Sunday
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 22:59
Al-Qaeda No 2 al-Zawahiri accuses Saudi leadership, Hamas
Cairo - Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian-born number two in the al-Qaeda terrorist network, Sunday accused the Saudi leadership
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 22:44
Olmert, Abbas meeting gets under way in Jerusalem (Extra)
Jerusalem - Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem late Sunday afternoon, for talks
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 18:01
Egyptian Islamist urges militants to free German hostages in Iraq
Cairo - Prominent Egyptian Islamist Sheikh Osama Mustafa Hassan Nasr, known as Abu Omar al-Masri, called Sunday on Iraqi
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 17:49
Mbeki to lead business delegation on two-day visit to Saudi Arabia
Johannesburg - South African President Thabo Mbeki is scheduled to lead a high-level political and business delegation on a
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 17:46
Olmert in hot water
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel`s Cabinet ministers Tuesday witnessed an unusual spectacle. Defense Minister Amir Peretz was standing at the
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 17:34
Militant attacks rock Baghdad, Mosul (Roundup)
Baghdad - Dozens were killed in separate attacks across Iraq, only a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had claimed
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 17:31
Militant group says Baghdad conference "part of a conspiracy"
Baghdad - An internet statement attributed to the al-Qaeda- linked Sunni group Islamic State of Iraq called the international
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 17:16
Israel ready to treat Saudi initiative seriously: Olmert (Roundup)
Jerusalem - Israel does not entirely reject a Saudi Arabian peace plan from 2002 which calls for Arab recognition
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 17:01
Militant attacks rock Baghdad, Mosul (2nd Lead)
Baghdad - At least 20 civilians were killed and 25 wounded on Sunday when a car bomb detonated in
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 16:46
Trial of prominent Syrian rights activist postponed
Damascus - The trial of a prominent Syrian human rights activist was postponed Sunday until March 20 upon the
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 16:31
Iran waiting for Turkish investigation results on missing general
Tehran - Iran on Sunday said it was waiting for the results of Turkish investigations on the missing Iranian
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 16:16
Four killed in Iraq blast targeting Sunni Islamic party
Baghdad - Four people were reportedly killed and two more were wounded when an explosion rocked the headquarters of
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 13:13
Militant attacks rock Baghdad, Mosul (1st Lead)
Baghdad - At least 11 civilians were killed and seven wounded on Sunday when a car bomb detonated in
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 13:09
Iran says Baghdad conference prepared ground for future talks
Tehran - Iran on Sunday termed the international conference on Iraq's security held in Baghdad the previous day as
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 12:58
Little progress expected from Abbas-Olmert meeting Sunday
Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were set to meet in Jerusalem
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 12:43
Ahmadinejad plans to attend Security Council meeting (Roundup)
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he wishes to personally appear before the United Nations Security
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 12:39
Iran warns Russia, IAEA over nuclear cooperation
Tehran - Iran on Sunday warned both Russia and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over future nuclear
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 12:28
Saudi, Egyptian foreign ministers to visit Amman Wednesday
Amman - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit plan to visit Amman
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 12:13
Iraqis greet US-Iran dialogue at Baghdad conference (2nd Roundup)
Baghdad - Representatives of the United States and Iran for the first time Saturday at a landmark international conference
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 11:58
Khalilzad will measure success "on the ground" (Extra)
Baghdad/Washington - The success of Saturday's landmark international meeting to discuss Iraq's future security can only be measured
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 11:43
Iran's Ahmadinejad plans to attend UN Security Council meeting
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said he wishes to personally appear before the United Nations Security
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 11-Mar-2007 11:09
Baghdad conference ends, warnings of regional instability (Roundup)
Baghdad - A landmark international conference to discuss the future of Iraq's security held in Baghdad closed Saturday evening with
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 22:41
Abbas wants meeting with Olmert to cover final status talks
Amman - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that he planned to discuss with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 22:26
Germany doing all it can for hostages, minister says (Extra)
Berlin - Germany will do everything in its power to secure the release of two German hostages held
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 22:11
Merkel accuses Syria of lack of cooperation in Mideast peace
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday accused Syria of a lack of cooperation in defusing tensions in
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 22:02
Fatah gunmen attack Hamas minister's convoy in West Bank
Ramallah - A group of Fatah gunmen Saturday attacked a convoy in the northern West Bank carrying a minister
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 21:56
Iraq abductors seek German pullout in Afghanistan (Roundup)
Cairo - Iraqi militants holding a German woman and her son threatened Saturday to kill their captives unless
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 21:41
Conflicting reports about capture of al-Qaeda leader in Iraq
Baghdad - Local Iraqi reports remain inconsistent regarding the capture of a terrorist reportedly identified as Abu Omar
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 21:26
Explosion rocks Baghdad's Sadr City, "10 killed" - report (Roundup)
Baghdad/Cairo - At least 10 people were killed and 43 wounded on Saturday in an explosion in the predominantly
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 21:17
Explosion rocks Baghdad's Sadr City, "20 killed" - report
Baghdad/Cairo - At least 20 people were killed on Saturday in an explosion in the predominantly Shiite Baghdad suburb
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 21:11
Refugee situation in Egypt, Syria and Jordan comes under review
Damascus - Officials from the United States and United Nations were expected to travel to Egypt, Syria and Jordan
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 20:56
Iraq conference key for region, say Syrian analysts (Extra)
Damascus - Syrian analysts on Thursday underlined the importance of the international conference on Iraq that began earlier
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 12:53
Iraq kidnappers seek German pullout from Afghanistan
Cairo - Kidnappers holding two Germans in Iraq released a video of their captives on Saturday and demanded
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 12:53
Baghdad talks including US, Iran, Syria set to begin Saturday
Baghdad/Washington - A high-level meeting in Baghdad with Iraq's neighbours and the five permanent members of the UN Security
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 12:38
PREVIEW: Under fire, Israel lobby rallies US backers
Washington - After a sustained attack by critics including former US president Jimmy Carter, the most powerful pro-Israel
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 12:23
Baghdad conference begins with Iraq, Syria attending (1st Lead)
Baghdad - A landmark international conference to discuss the future of Iraq began in Baghdad on Saturday with attendees
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 12:08
Saddam's judge flees Iraq
Cairo - The Iraqi judge who sentenced Iraq's ousted president Saddam Hussein to death has fled Iraq seeking asylum
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 12:08
Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq detained
Baghdad - Iraqi security forces Friday arrested the leader of al-Qaeda linked Islamic-State-of-Iraq group in the Abu Ghraib
Source : monstersandcritics.com | 10-Mar-2007 11:53