http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/default.stmGet the latest BBC News from the Middle East: breaking news, features, analysis and debate plus audio and video coverage from across the Middle East.en-gbThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:40:51 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/default.stmElections due in January 2010 should be postponed, the Palestinian Authority's electoral commission recommends.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356959.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356959.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:55:17 GMTMiddle EastIraq orders an investigation into whether the US security firm Blackwater paid bribes to officials after the deaths of 17 people.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8356734.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8356734.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:32:13 GMTAmericasA Jewish settler is charged with murdering two Palestinians and attacks on left-wing and messianic Jewish targets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356249.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356249.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 11:02:56 GMTMiddle EastIsrael's prime minister is willing to restart peace negotiations with Syria, as long as they are held "without preconditions".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356482.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356482.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 12:57:12 GMTMiddle EastEgypt's government welcomes a German court's life sentence for a man who murdered a pregnant Egyptian woman.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8356043.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8356043.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 22:57:31 GMTEuropeIsrael's Supreme Court says a Palestinian student whom the army deported to Gaza should be able to challenge the process.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356103.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356103.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMTMiddle EastGunmen kill a Pakistani working at the Iranian consulate in the city of Peshawar, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8356144.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8356144.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 08:41:00 GMTSouth AsiaThe leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group says Barack Obama's promise to engage with Muslims has proved false. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356052.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8356052.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 23:44:52 GMTMiddle EastIsrael releases documents and pictures which it says prove that an arms shipment it seized in the Mediterranean came from Iran.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355568.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355568.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:36:08 GMTMiddle EastPalestinian activists have marked the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by knocking through a segment of the West Bank barrier.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350939.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8350939.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:27:50 GMTMiddle EastWhy the Lebanese have given up on their politicians http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8354968.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8354968.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 13:23:42 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentEgypt reacts to Germany's 'veil martyr' verdicthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355921.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355921.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 21:11:54 GMTMiddle EastPalestinian dream of independence is remote as ever http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355703.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355703.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 19:20:33 GMTMiddle EastCan Iraq really become a tourist hotspot?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/8352234.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8352234.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:25:34 GMTMagazineEgypt seeks to reclaim its 'stolen' antiquitieshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8352325.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8352325.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 05:47:34 GMTMiddle EastVoters' views on long awaited new governmenthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8330343.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8330343.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:47:02 GMTMiddle EastPalestinians mark five years since the death of Yasser Arafat, as his successor repeats calls for an end to Israeli settlement building.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354575.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354575.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:35 GMTMiddle EastA Kurdish opposition activist convicted of working against national security has been executed in Iran, reports say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355114.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355114.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 16:47:48 GMTMiddle EastAn Iraqi court orders Britain's Guardian newspaper to pay damages after ruling that it defamed Iraq's prime minister.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355644.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355644.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 17:56:40 GMTMiddle EastFive Jordanian police officers will face trial after a man died on Sunday of injuries allegedly sustained while in custody, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355323.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8355323.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 17:31:34 GMTMiddle EastIran criticises Oxford University after a college establishes a scholarship in honour of a woman killed during post-election unrest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354372.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354372.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:47:23 GMTMiddle EastA commander of the rebels fighting the government in northern Yemen calls on Saudi Arabia to end its offensive.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354294.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354294.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 10:37:28 GMTMiddle EastA new mobile phone network is launched in the West Bank, bringing increased competition to the Palestinian market and hopes of wider economic benefits.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354731.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354731.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:31:47 GMTMiddle EastIraq's minority groups could face a human rights "catastrophe" as Arabs and Kurds vie for control, Human Rights Watch says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354132.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8354132.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 12:14:46 GMTMiddle EastIran's Revolutionary Guards win a $2.5bn tender to build a railway route linking the south-eastern port of Chabahar to Iran's rail network.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8354875.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8354875.stmWed, 11 Nov 2009 13:11:59 GMTBusinessTurkey's opposition delays the government's announcement of its plan to end a conflict in the mainly Kurdish south-east.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8352934.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8352934.stmTue, 10 Nov 2009 19:34:24 GMTEuropeThe International Energy Agency says that if the recent rise in oil prices continues it "risks derailing the recovery".http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8356332.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8356332.stmThu, 12 Nov 2009 10:36:15 GMTBusinessIraq reaches a deal with a consortium led by US oil giant Exxon Mobil to develop the country's West Qurna 1 oil field.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8344067.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8344067.stmThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:54:51 GMTBusinessA draft agreement on Iran's nuclear programme at talks in Vienna receives contrasting coverage in the Iranian and Israeli press. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8320353.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8320353.stmThu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:54 GMTMiddle EastIsraeli and Arab commentators consider the reasons behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision not to stand in forthcoming elections.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8346282.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8346282.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 12:14:45 GMTMiddle EastYour films of anti-government protests in Iranhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8342738.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8342738.stmWed, 04 Nov 2009 17:02:18 GMTMiddle EastIranians discuss the country's nuclear programme and the international stand-off over the issue.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8274587.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8274587.stmThu, 01 Oct 2009 08:59:22 GMTMiddle EastFour Iranians reflect on the inauguration of the president and the future of the country.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8183580.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8183580.stmWed, 05 Aug 2009 06:39:54 GMTMiddle EastLegal row over UN report on Gaza offensive intensifieshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8347861.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8347861.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:14 GMTMiddle EastAre internal squabbles blocking a nuclear deal?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8343990.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8343990.stmThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:45:39 GMTMiddle EastHow do you move a country's capital out of a city?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8338092.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8338092.stmTue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:07 GMTMiddle EastPalestinian artists go underground to dodge Israeli curbshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8338316.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8338316.stmTue, 03 Nov 2009 09:58:59 GMTMiddle EastDo the prejudices of old still hold sway in Iraq?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8335792.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8335792.stmSun, 01 Nov 2009 15:51:10 GMTMiddle EastA BBC user goes on the Silk Road through Syriahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8321220.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8321220.stmThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:18:12 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