http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/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-gbMon, 20 Jul 2009 21:13:27 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/middle_east/default.stmThe former Iranian President, Mohammad Khatami, calls for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8158692.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8158692.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 14:09:09 GMTMiddle EastIsrael accuses the a senior Palestinian official of meeting with "enemies of peace" after he holds talks with Iran's foreign minister.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8159051.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8159051.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 12:03:18 GMTMiddle EastThe US announces an extra 22,000 troops for its army to cope with the strain of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/8160110.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8160110.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 19:09:25 GMTAmericasAn Egyptian court overturns a three-year jail sentence and fine given to an amateur poet for insulting President Hosni Mubarak.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8159850.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8159850.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 16:07:04 GMTMiddle EastA Palestinian is killed and two are injured in incidents on the border between Israel and Gaza, Israeli and Palestinian sources say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8159259.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8159259.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 14:01:00 GMTMiddle EastUS and Iraqi forces disagree increasingly over limitations on the role of American troops in the country, reports suggest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8158393.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8158393.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 20:51:18 GMTMiddle EastIran releases on bail the last of nine British embassy employees arrested in Tehran over election protests.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8158245.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8158245.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 20:24:07 GMTMiddle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a reported US request to halt a building project in East Jerusalem. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8158062.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8158062.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 14:53:24 GMTMiddle EastArabic TV al-Jazeera resumes broadcasts in the West Bank after the Palestinian Authority lifts a four-day ban. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8158023.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8158023.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 13:27:10 GMTMiddle EastA festival in Baghdad passes peacefully - a success for Iraqi troops following the US withdrawal from towns and cities.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8157859.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8157859.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 09:05:37 GMTMiddle EastWhy was only Saudi film festival abruptly cancelled?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8159291.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8159291.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 15:44:20 GMTMiddle EastICRC shows Gaza six months after Israel attackhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8154275.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8154275.stmSun, 19 Jul 2009 08:11:15 GMTMiddle EastHow checkpoint changes have eased journeyshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8153871.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8153871.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 06:45:28 GMTMiddle EastWhy belly dancing is becoming big businesshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8154859.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8154859.stmSat, 18 Jul 2009 06:46:36 GMTMiddle EastShias throng to religious festival in Baghdadhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/8157377.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8157377.stmSat, 18 Jul 2009 13:30:45 GMTIn PicturesBorder Iranians find little to say about disputed pollshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8156622.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8156622.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 23:08:08 GMTMiddle EastA Saudi Arabian royal who had an illegitimate child with a British man has been granted asylum in the UK, a newspaper reports.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8158576.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8158576.stmMon, 20 Jul 2009 07:31:59 GMTUKIran's ex-President Rafsanjani challenges the country's leaders at Friday prayers, as police fire tear gas at protesters.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8155203.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8155203.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 21:28:17 GMTMiddle EastBakers in the West Bank city of Nablus try to set a record for the world's biggest kunafa - a local sweet pastry.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8157440.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8157440.stmSat, 18 Jul 2009 14:29:06 GMTMiddle EastThe crash of an Iranian plane that killed 168 was probably caused by technical problems, an official says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8154690.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8154690.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 17:26:03 GMTMiddle EastAn ultra-orthodox woman whose arrest sparked violent protests is to be freed to house arrest in a move that could end the unrest.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8156239.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8156239.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 15:14:17 GMTMiddle EastA roadside bomb injures a Sunni tribal leader in the Iraqi city of Falluja, as pilgrims visit a Baghdad shrine.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8157274.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8157274.stmSat, 18 Jul 2009 23:20:36 GMTMiddle EastFour members of a group of ultra-orthodox Jews opposed to the existence of Israel visit Hamas in the Gaza Strip.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8155350.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8155350.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 09:17:29 GMTMiddle EastThe head of Iran's nuclear organisation, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, has resigned, Iranian media and officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8153775.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8153775.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 15:49:59 GMTMiddle EastAt least eight European tourists and three Egyptians have been killed in a bus crash in Egypt, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8153481.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8153481.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 09:32:59 GMTMiddle EastOil rebounds above $63 a barrel in New York, buoyed by US data suggesting the property market is on firmer ground.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8155984.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8155984.stmFri, 17 Jul 2009 20:03:54 GMTBusinessThe airline Yemenia says it may cancel an order for 10 Airbus planes, saying Airbus gave it no support over the Comoros crash.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8138740.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8138740.stmTue, 07 Jul 2009 15:00:04 GMTMiddle EastPapers in the Middle East call for the Non-Aligned Movement to find a new role and resolve internal conflicts.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8151821.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8151821.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 15:44:33 GMTMiddle EastSix years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraqi troops are assuming control of security.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/media_reports/8126666.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/media_reports/8126666.stmTue, 30 Jun 2009 12:36:30 GMTMedia reportsGazans discuss who to blame for their sufferinghttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8137645.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8137645.stmTue, 07 Jul 2009 11:35:15 GMTMiddle EastBBC readers from the Middle East give their views on President Obama's speech in Cairo.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8082730.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8082730.stmThu, 04 Jun 2009 16:29:36 GMTMiddle EastVoters 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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8054506.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8054506.stmMon, 18 May 2009 14:19:55 GMTMiddle EastIraqi football's triumphant return from six years' exile http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8146125.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8146125.stmSat, 11 Jul 2009 16:49:45 GMTMiddle EastAnger in Egypt over Muslim stabbed in Germanyhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8144154.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8144154.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 13:51:04 GMTMiddle EastIran learns from its past to smother dissenthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8143279.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8143279.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 23:13:23 GMTMiddle EastOil companies challenge Iraq's auction resultshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8130791.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8130791.stmWed, 08 Jul 2009 23:02:09 GMTBusinessThe atmosphere after the security clamp downhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8137971.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8137971.stmWed, 08 Jul 2009 09:31:35 GMTMiddle EastIranian election dispute moves to the seminaryhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/middle_east/8137076.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8137076.stmTue, 07 Jul 2009 06:09:17 GMTMiddle East