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Mousavi pledges prayer appearance

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:14:29 GMT

Iran's opposition candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi, says he will make his first public appearance in weeks at Friday prayers.

Tourists die in Egypt bus crash

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:32:59 GMT

At least eight European tourists and three Egyptians have been killed in a bus crash in Egypt, officials say.

Iran plane black boxes 'damaged'

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:19:11 GMT

Damaged black boxes are recovered from a plane that crashed in Iran with the loss of all 168 on board, say officials.

US offer to Iran 'not indefinite'

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:28:03 GMT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns Iran that the US will not extend its offer of engagement indefinitely.

Israel soldiers speak out on Gaza

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:00:25 GMT

A group of soldiers who took part in Israel's offensive in Gaza say widespread abuses were committed against civilians.

Al-Jazeera closed in West Bank

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:39:49 GMT

Al-Jazeera is closed in the West Bank after a guest accused Mahmoud Abbas of trying to get Yasser Arafat killed.

Iraq city hit by suicide bombing

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:36:57 GMT

A suicide bomb attack in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills at least six people and injures 17 others, local police say.

Egyptian jailed for insult poem

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:53:25 GMT

A civil servant in Egypt is jailed for three years for writing a satirical poem about President Hosni Mubarak.

South Asian leaders meet in Egypt

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:40:06 GMT

The prime ministers of India and Pakistan meet on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement's summit in Egypt.

Ordinary lives

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:30:52 GMT

Iraqis yearn for a future without the threat of violence

Broken silence

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:09:53 GMT

Israeli army voices back war crimes claims in Gaza

Crude guess

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:16:02 GMT

Whatever happened to oil at $200 per barrel?

Back on side

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:49:45 GMT

Iraqi football's triumphant return from six years' exile

Muted opposition

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:36:46 GMT

Syria diplomatic thaw does little for human rights

Hijab killing

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:51:04 GMT

Anger in Egypt over Muslim stabbed in Germany

Israel warships pass through Suez

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:33:17 GMT

Israel says two of its warships have sailed through the Suez Canal, in what is being seen as a warning to Iran.

UK advert 'implied Gaza in Israel'

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:05:31 GMT

Complaints that a tourism advert showed the Palestinian territories as an undisputed part of Israel are upheld by an advertising watchdog.

US fugitive is arrested in Israel

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:45:38 GMT

An alleged white supremacist on the run from US police, Micky Louis Mayon, is arrested in Israel after an international manhunt.

Spain drops case over Iraq death

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:48:01 GMT

A Spanish court throws out charges against three US soldiers over the killing of a Spanish journalist in Iraq in 2003.

'Hezbollah arms cache' blows up

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:42:49 GMT

South Lebanon is shaken by explosions at a suspected weapons depot of the armed wing of the Hezbollah movement.

Israeli charged over bus deaths

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:42:33 GMT

An Israeli bus driver is charged with manslaughter after the deaths of 24 Russian tourists in a crash in December.

Iranians 'execute Sunni rebels'

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:15:37 GMT

Iran executes 13 members of a Sunni rebel group blamed for attacks in the country's south-east, state media says.

Iraqis to sue UK for compensation

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:01:35 GMT

More than 20 Iraqis who worked for UK forces are to sue the government over their protection, the BBC learns.

Row over 'standard' Hebrew signs

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:07:39 GMT

Israeli transport chiefs spark Arab anger with a plan to replace traditional Arabic names on signposts with Hebrew versions.

UK cuts Israel weapons contracts

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:43:50 GMT

The UK revokes five export licences to Israel's navy because of the country's actions during its recent operation in Gaza.

Iraqi inquiry sees video of abuse

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:54:18 GMT

A British public inquiry into the death of Iraqi civilian Baha Mousa in UK military custody six years ago opens.

Crude oil price falls below $60

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:33:52 GMT

The price of crude oil falls below $60 a barrel, as concerns persist about the state of the global economy.

Yemenia 'may cancel Airbus order'

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:04 GMT

The airline Yemenia says it may cancel an order for 10 Airbus planes, saying Airbus gave it no support over the Comoros crash.

Press calls for new NAM role

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:44:33 GMT

Papers in the Middle East call for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to find a new role and resolve internal conflicts at its meetings in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh.

Iraqis sceptical over US pullout

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:36:30 GMT

Six years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraqi troops are assuming control of security.

Views on Hamas

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:35:15 GMT

Gazans discuss who to blame for their suffering

MidEast views: Obama's speech

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:29:36 GMT

BBC readers from the Middle East give their views on President Obama's speech in Cairo.

Views: Kuwaiti elections results

Mon, 18 May 2009 14:19:55 GMT

Voters in the only democracy in the Gulf tell the BBC what they think of their election results, which has returned women to parliament for the first time.

Iran learns from past to crush dissent

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:13:23 GMT

Iran learns from its past to smother dissent

Iraqi oil auctions challenge

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:02:09 GMT

Oil companies challenge Iraq's auction results

Iranian views on crackdown

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:31:35 GMT

The atmosphere after the security clamp down

Iran vote row moves to seminary

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:09:17 GMT

Iranian election dispute moves to the seminary

Iraqi gays attacked

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:00:43 GMT

Persecuted Iraqi gays say life better in Saddam's day

Southern Israel struggles

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:42:32 GMT

Uncertain recovery in southern Israel after Gaza conflict