Middle East

Sudan's Bashir back home after Kenya visit

Saturday, 28 August 2010 11:03

DUBAI (Agencies) Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, for whom international arrest warrants have been issued over the Darfur conflict, returned home on Friday after a trip to Kenya, his press spokesman said.

Dozens dead in Iraq attacks

Thursday, 26 August 2010 12:15

A series of deadly attacks have rocked Iraq, leaving more than 50 people dead and scores more wounded.

Direct talks with Israel doomed: Hamas

Wednesday, 25 August 2010 11:58

Democratically elected Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh says the Palestinian Authority's decision to resume direct talks with Israel is doomed to fail.

HRW: Israel's policy of demolition reached record levels

Sunday, 22 August 2010 09:43

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Human rights watch (HRW) organization said that Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank and the eastern part of occupied Jer...

Hamas rejects call for direct negotiations

Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:10

GAZA, (PIC) Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip, said on Friday that his movement rejects the U.S. call for direct negotiations between the Oslo team in...

13 soldiers, 2 civilians killed in Yemen clashes

Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:08

Aden, YEMEN (Agencies) Thirteen soldiers and two civilians were killed on Friday when the army fought gunmen in the city of Loder in south Yemen, a local security officia...

Last US combat brigade leaves Iraq

Thursday, 19 August 2010 10:01

The last US combat brigade has withdrawn from Iraq, bringing combat operations to an end in a war that has lasted more than seven years and claimed the lives of more than...