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974 items tagged "East and Middle"

• January 07, 2009
• 1:34

  Israel offers Gaza aid corridor

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israel offers to open a humanitarian corridor into Gaza as the UN Security Council meets on the conflict.
• January 06, 2009
• 12:56

  Israel 'expands' Gaza offensive

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israeli forces reportedly widen their ground assault in the Gaza Strip to include Khan Younis in the south, after fierce clashes around Gaza City.
• January 05, 2009
• 16:59

  Tehran offers to 'protect' Ebadi

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iran says it will provide security for Nobel Peace Prize-winning lawyer Shirin Ebadi, amid global concern for her safety.
• 15:50

  New US embassy opens in Baghdad

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened in Iraq's capital.
• 14:29

  Who is a civilian?

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  What can be defined as military target?
• January 04, 2009
• 17:24

  Pilgrims die in Iraq bomb blast

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A female suicide bomber kills at least 35 Shia pilgrims including Iranians near a shrine in Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
• 17:13

  Israeli troops clash with Hamas

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israeli troops step up operations against Hamas militants, driving deep into Gaza and in effect cutting it in two.
• January 03, 2009
• 16:20

  Gaza propaganda

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Paul Reynolds on whether we can trust what we see
• 9:54

  Topping out

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  World's newest tall building set to reveal secrets
• 1:19

  European flight lands in Baghdad

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The first commercial flight between Western Europe and Baghdad in at least 17 years lands in the Iraqi capital.
• 0:48

  Suicide bomb kills many in Iraq

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A suicide bombing kills at least 23 people at a Sunni gathering in a town south of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
• January 02, 2009
• 19:13

  Gaza voices

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Gaza families tell how they cope in Israeli air strikes
• 13:02

  Israel braced for Hamas response

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israel tightens security as Hamas calls a "day of wrath" in protest at Israel's bombing of Gaza, now entering a seventh day.
• 0:51

  Hamas leader killed in air strike

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A top Hamas leader has died in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, the most senior figure to be killed for nearly five years.
• January 01, 2009
• 13:45

  Iraq takes control of Green Zone

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iraq takes control of the Green Zone in Baghdad and assumes more powers over foreign troops based in the country.
• December 31, 2008
• 15:42

  Iranian raid on Ebadi condemned

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A new raid by the Iranian authorities on an office of Nobel Peace Prize winner and lawyer Shirin Ebadi is widely condemned.
• 2:01

  Iraq signs foreign troops deals

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iraq signs deals with the UK and Australia for their troops to stay after a UN mandate expires on 1 January, Baghdad says.
• 0:16

  Group storms UK embassy in Iran

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Demonstrators storm the compound of the British Embassy in Iran, the Foreign Office confirms.
• December 30, 2008
• 20:07

  Gaza air campaign 'a first stage'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israel's Gaza assault is the first stage to end militant rocket fire, its PM says, though media reports later talk of a possible truce.
• 19:28

  Gaza aid boat 'rammed by Israel'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A boat taking medical supplies to Gaza has been rammed by the Israeli navy in international waters, activists say.
• 16:59

  Next in Iraq

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A year of change ends, but what about the future?
• 16:58

  Iraq shoe thrower trial postponed

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The trial of the Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at US President Bush is postponed pending an appeal against the charges.
• December 29, 2008
• 17:40

  Renewed protests at Israeli raids

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Thousands in the Arab world rally against Israeli air raids in Gaza, while Hezbollah puts its fighters in southern Lebanon on alert.
• 17:03

  Mideast papers on Gaza

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Commentators in the Palestinian press are united in dismay at the Israeli operation in Gaza.
• 5:05

  Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say.
• 1:10

  Saddam loyalists face new charges

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Two senior allies of Saddam Hussein face new charges of crushing political opponents while in power.
• December 28, 2008
• 10:54

  Revisiting Ali

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Disabled Iraqi orphan shows footballing prowess
• December 27, 2008
• 16:58

  Massive Israeli air raids on Gaza

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Air strikes kill at least 195 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, medics say, as Israel targets Hamas militants with the heaviest raids on Gaza for decades.
• 14:06

  Many killed by Baghdad car bomb

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  At least 22 people have died in a car bomb attack in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, security officials say.
• December 26, 2008
• 20:27

  Iraq militants in police battle

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Six Iraqi police and seven detainees suspected of al-Qaeda links die in a bid to break out of a police station in Ramadi.
• 18:39

  Iranians join Bush shoe protest

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Protesters in Iran's capital throw footwear at pictures of the US leader in support of the Iraqi shoe-attack journalist.
• December 25, 2008
• 18:38

  Egypt teacher jailed for killing pupil

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  An Egyptian court sentences a teacher to six years in jail for beating a pupil to death because he had not done his homework.
• 17:40

  Palestinian jailed for 30 years

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The leader of a Palestinian armed group is sentenced to 30 years in prison by an Israeli military court.
• 14:42

  Israel warns Hamas over rockets

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israeli leaders issue stern warnings to Palestinian militant group Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel.
• 1:49

  Man accused of mummy smuggling

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  An Australian is arrested at Cairo airport after ancient Egyptian animal mummies are found in his luggage, reports say.
• December 24, 2008
• 10:33

  Gaza rocket fire follows shooting

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Militants in the Gaza Strip fire mortars and rockets into southern Israel, in retaliation for the killing of three men on Tuesday.
• December 23, 2008
• 21:32

  Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iraqi MPs authorise the government to sign agreements allowing British and other non-US troops to stay on after 2008.
• 20:14

  Egypt clerics back woman's Koran

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The highest authority in Sunni Islam gives its backing for the first time to an interpretation of the Koran submitted by a woman.
• 19:46

  British tourist strikes gold in Jerusalem car park

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A British tourist has discovered almost 300 gold coins dating from the 7th Century at a dig just outside Jerusalem's Old City.
• 16:09

  Hamas 'might renew' truce in Gaza

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Hamas could consider renewing the Gaza truce if Israel met its initial conditions, a group spokesman says.
• 14:12

  Saudi campaign against maid abuse

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A Saudi TV and newspaper campaign against the abuse of domestic workers in the country sparks controversy.
• 13:12

  Pope 'to visit Holy Land in May'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Pope Benedict XVI is to make his first visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan in May, Jerusalem's Latin patriarch says.
• 11:55

  Olmert Turkey talks tackle Syria

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Outgoing Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has held "intensive and fruitful" talks on Syria and Gaza with Turkey's PM, his office says.
• 10:05

  UN gives Iraq economic protection

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The Security Council resolution stops foreign governments and companies seeking compensation from Iraq during 2009.
• 2:41

  Pair of tombs discovered in Egypt

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Egyptian archaeologists say they have discovered two ancient tombs, indicating that a burial site is bigger than expected.
• 0:48

  Russians die in Egypt bus crash

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  At least six Russian tourists are killed when their coach overturns on a highway in eastern Egypt, local officials say.
• 0:25

  Dubai beach sex man 're-arrested'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A British man convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach has been re-arrested as he was about board a flight to the UK, his lawyer said.
• December 22, 2008
• 23:01

  Iraq non-US troop vote postponed

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A vote in the Iraqi parliament on a resolution allowing non-US forces to remain in the country after 31 December is postponed.
• 18:26

  Firm claiming to make shoes thrown at President Bush sees orders surge

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A Turkish shoe firm which claims to have made the shoe thrown at US President Bush says it has seen a surge in orders.
• 15:57

  West Bank crossings trade warning

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The Palestinian West Bank economy will not prosper unless Israel eases restrictions and speeds goods crossings, the World Bank warns.
• 15:38

  Nativity diary

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  BBC reporter reaches end of epic Bethlehem trek
• 14:22

  Gaza factions in 'day-long truce'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Armed groups in Gaza agree a 24-hour halt to rocket fire against Israel, Palestinian movement Hamas says.
• 14:02

  Iraq shoe-thrower set for trial

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  An Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at US President Bush will be tried on 31 December, his brother and a judge say.
• 13:23

  Frontline suburb

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Major settlement 'unlawful' under Israeli law
• 2:43

  Israeli leaders 'to topple Hamas'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The two leading candidates to become Israel's next prime minister vow to topple Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
• 1:44

  Iraq says Iran exiles must leave

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iraq says that several thousand opposition Iranians must leave the country, after two decades living in exile.
• December 21, 2008
• 22:41

  Iran closes human rights centre

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iranian police raid and close the office of a human rights group led by the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Shirin Ebadi.
• December 20, 2008
• 17:54

  Ten hurt in West Bank jail clash

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Palestinian prisoners and Israeli warders clash at a West Bank jail, leaving at least 10 people injured.
• 17:05

  Iraq MPs block non-US troop bill

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iraq's parliament rejects a draft law to allow troops from the UK and a number of other countries to remain after 2008.
• 14:53

  Shared genes

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  DNA yields unifying message in divided Lebanon
• 12:31

  Israeli strike kills Palestinian

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israel launches an air strike against the Gaza strip hours after Hamas calls off ceasefire.
• 11:20

  Bethlehem diary

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  BBC man retraces Joseph and Mary's journey
• 10:55

  Iraqi 'plot' officials released

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Iraq's interior ministry drops charges against 23 officials arrested amid rumours they had been plotting a coup.
• December 19, 2008
• 22:53

  Two accused Iraqis 'can be tried'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The High Court has ruled two Iraqis accused of killing British soldiers can be tried for war crimes, say their lawyers.
• 17:29

  New Hariri investigator appointed

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  An Egyptian-born Australian is to head investigations for a UN investigation into the killing of Rafik Hariri.
• 17:13

  Voices: Gaza ceasefire ends

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  People in Gaza and Sderot consider what lies ahead
• 16:53

  Iraqi shoe-thrower 'was beaten'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The investigating judge in the case of the Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush says the man was beaten.
• 14:32

  Papers fear end of Gaza truce

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israeli and Palestinian papers anticipate violence when a truce between militant groups in the Gaza Strip ends.
• 14:22

  Yemen tribe frees German hostages

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Three German citizens kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen have been freed, reports say.
• 13:53

  Hamas declares Israel truce over

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The Palestinian militant Islamist group, Hamas, says it has ended a six-month ceasefire with Israel in Gaza.
• 11:52

  Good indicators

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  New graduates and employers bolster Egypt economy
• December 18, 2008
• 18:48

  Israeli police riot drill leaves dozens injured

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  About 50 Israeli police officers are hurt in a riot control exercise which simulated clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians.
• 18:02

  Iraqi shoe-thrower 'apologises'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at US President George W Bush apologises to the Iraqi prime minister, a spokesman says.
• 12:35

  New rocket fire on south Israel

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Violence flares between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, a day before a six-month truce is due to expire.
• 12:08

  Iraqi ministry officials arrested

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Twenty-three Iraqi interior and defence officials are arrested, suspected of being members of a banned Baathist party.
• December 17, 2008
• 22:46

  Bahrain 'foils terrorist attack'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Several people allegedly planning bomb attacks during Bahrain's national celebrations have been arrested, officials say.
• 19:35

  Saudis in border deal with Qatar

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree a final delineation of their borders and pledge to boost co-operation, officials and state media say.
• 18:57

  Rocket attack on southern Israel

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Palestinian militants fire a barrage of rockets at southern Israel wounding two people, two days before a truce ends.
• 18:26

  Russia 'to give' Lebanon war jets

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Moscow says it is sending 10 MiG-29 fighters jets to Lebanon as a gift and sign of military assistance.
• 16:45

  Iraq MPs rage over shoe thrower

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  There are scenes of uproar in the Iraqi parliament as MPs discuss a journalist who threw shoes at the visiting US president.
• 16:14

  Israel probes horrific bus crash

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israeli officials investigate how a tour bus ploughed off a desert road and plummeted down a ravine, killing 24 people.
• 15:19

  Shoe chucker

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The man who threw footwear at George W Bush
• 15:05

  Kuwait re-appoints prime minister

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Kuwait's emir re-appoints outgoing premier Sheikh Nasser al-Sabah who resigned in November to avoid a grilling by MPs.
• 12:13

  Double bomb attack hits Baghdad

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  At least 18 people are killed and dozens hurt a twin bomb attack in the Iraqi capital - as the UK prime minister visits Baghdad.
• 1:55

  Bush brushes off shoe attack

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  George Bush has no hard feelings about the Iraq shoe attack, says his spokeswoman, who received a black eye in the melee.
• 1:01

  Israel jails Hamas speaker Dweik

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  An Israeli military court sentences the speaker of the Palestinian parliament to three years in prison for belonging to Hamas.
• December 16, 2008
• 23:55

  Sexy secrets

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Exploring the exotic world of Syrian lingerie
• 21:08

  UN adopts Middle East resolution

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The UN Security Council passes its first resolution on the Middle East for five years, in a bid to boost the peace process.
• 13:04

  Shoe thrower 'beaten in custody'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush has been beaten in custody, his brother tells the BBC.
• 3:42

  Donkey diary

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Smooth ride as man and donkey make friends over corn
• December 15, 2008
• 22:58

  Israel told to re-route barrier

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israel's High Court upholds an order to re-route part of the West Bank barrier to give Palestinians in Bilin access to more land.
• 18:56

  Israel blocks UN rights official

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Israeli authorities prevent UN human rights official Richard Falk from entering the country, accusing him of bias.
• 17:36

  Trust ties

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Good faith gets cash over borders for needy Iraqis
• 17:31

  Egypt court convicts food rioters

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  An Egyptian court sentences 22 people to jail for between three and five years over deadly food riots in April.
• 16:32

  Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Thousands of Iraqis take to the streets to demand the release of a local TV reporter who threw his shoes at President Bush.
• 16:07

  Israel fire chief 'ran brothel'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  The authorities in Jerusalem suspend the chief fire officer over allegations that he attempted to run a brothel.
• 15:05

  Crowds greet freed Palestinians

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Jubilant crowds in the West Bank welcome home busloads of Palestinian prisoners set free by the Israelis.
• 14:16

  Yemeni tribesmen 'seize Germans'

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Tribesmen in Yemen kidnap three Germans to press for an end to a land dispute with another tribe, officials say.
• 13:33

  Ulimate insult

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Cultural significance of shoe assault on George Bush
• 13:26

  Jerusalem Diary

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  A place of peace in this land of tension and passion
• 12:06

  Yazidis targeted in Iraq attack

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Seven members of the Yazidi minority religious sect in Iraq have been killed in an attack on their home.
• 6:45

  Cyber wars

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  Iran's bloggers fight for internet free speech
• December 14, 2008
• 22:53

  Dozens killed in Egypt bus plunge

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  At least 55 people are killed as an Egyptian bus plunges into a canal, officials say.
• 17:24

  Rally for Hamas anniversary

   » ‎ BBC News | Middle East | World Edition
  Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters gather in Gaza City to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the militant group's founding.