News: Middle East

Clinton rebukes Israel over homes

BBC Middle East News - 2 hours 37 min ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a stinging rebuke to Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem.
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Suspected Militant Worked at Nuclear Plants

New York Times Middle East News - 2 hours 50 min ago
Sharif Mobley, who is being held in Yemen as a suspect militant with an Al Qaeda-affiliated group, reportedly worked at the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear reactors in New Jersey.

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Protests as Egypt jails blogger

BBC Middle East News - 5 hours 46 min ago
A human rights organisation in Egypt accuses the interior ministry of manipulating the legal system to target a blogger.
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Israelis Block Palestinians From Holy Site

New York Times Middle East News - 7 hours 21 sec ago
On Friday, Israeli police prevented young Palestinian men from praying at a holy site in Jerusalem, and Israel's military imposed a general ban on travel by Palestinians from the West Bank into Israel.

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Israel Seals Off West Bank to Prevent Unrest

New York Times Middle East News - 10 hours 7 min ago
Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel, in reaction to clashes following Friday prayers that have taken place in the past few weeks.

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Israel charges over human shield

BBC Middle East News - 12 hours 41 min ago
Israel charges two of soldiers over the use of a Palestinian boy as a human shield during its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
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On trial

BBC Middle East News - 13 hours 14 min ago
Legal battle in Israel over Franz Kafka manuscripts
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UN critical of Israel over Gaza blockade

BBC Middle East News - March 12, 2010 - 1:06am
The UN's top humanitarian official strongly criticises Israel's Gaza blockade and its expanding settlements.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Giving Is Its Own Reward

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 9:42pm
Israel is starting an experiment in organ donation: sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed.

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Biden to Leave Mideast Amid Uncertainty and Unease

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 9:21pm
Uncertainty over talks with the Palestinians seems to have grown during the vice president’s visit.

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American Held in Yemen After Shootout

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 8:27pm
A 26-year-old from suburban New Jersey is in custody in Yemen, after he was arrested in a sweep of suspected militants and reportedly killed a security guard in a failed escape attempt.

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Palestinians Honor a Figure Reviled in Israel as a Terrorist

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 8:06pm
Palestinian students dedicated a public square to the memory of Dalal Mughrabi, who in 1978 helped carry out the deadliest terrorist attack in Israel’s history.

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Israel Charges 2 Soldiers in Gaza War Case

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 5:10pm
Two Israeli soldiers were charged with instructing a Palestinian boy to open several bags they suspected were booby-trapped during Israel’s 2009 military campaign in Gaza.

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Israeli Ad Riffs on Dubai Assassination

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 1:51pm
To illustrate the slogan "We offer killer prices," an Israeli supermarket chain's new commercial will feature surveillance camera footage of actors dressed like the suspects accused of assassinating a Hamas official in Dubai in January.

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Between friends

BBC Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 12:59pm
US and Israel dodge settlement confrontation
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Hamas Releases British Journalist After 25 Days

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 11:47am
British officials took Paul Martin, a freelance filmmaker, to Israel after Hamas officials ended his 25-day detention.

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Maliki takes early Iraq poll lead

BBC Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 10:22am
First results from Iraq's election show PM Nouri Maliki's grouping leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says.
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Gates to Discuss Iran With Emirates Leaders

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 9:47am
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was set to meet the Emirati leader over military defenses and growing fears in the Persian Gulf over possible missile attacks by Iran.

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Biden Appeals to Restart Peace Talks

New York Times Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 9:31am
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. called for no delay in resuming peace talks, after Palestinians said Israel must cancel a settlement project before negotiations can begin.

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Biden tries to ease Mid-East row

BBC Middle East News - March 11, 2010 - 8:17am
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
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