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Gun and bomb attacks hit Baghdad

2 hours 31 min ago
At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

Saudi-Syrian summit on Lebanon

2 hours 33 min ago
The Saudi Arabian monarch, King Abdullah, is in Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, ahead of a visit by both leaders to Lebanon.

Arab League endorses direct talks

3 hours 7 min ago
The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.

Japanese tanker in damage mystery

5 hours 47 min ago
Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.

Picture of health?

6 hours 23 min ago
Hosni Mubarak's busy schedule may dispel health rumours

Iranian voices

8 hours 33 min ago
How will sanctions on Iran affect ordinary people?

WWF sorry for Saudi Arabia insult

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:16
Environmental group WWF apologises to Saudi Arabia after one of its workers vandalised the country's nameplate at a climate conference.

Hamas bans Gaza lingerie displays

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 22:10
Mannequins and pictures of underwear models will be removed from women's clothes shops under new rules announced by Hamas.

Ageing force

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 18:12
Iran's military feels the squeeze from sanctions

Nepal lifts ban on Iraq workers

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 18:00
The government in Nepal lifts a ban that prohibited Nepalis from seeking work in Iraq.

Japanese tanker damaged near Oman

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 16:43
A Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz is damaged by what has been reported as a freak wave, injuring crew members.

Iran stoning lawyer 'is missing'

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 16:32
Rights group Amnesty International accuses Iran of persecuting a lawyer involved in the high profile case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning.

Iraq helicopter crash kills five

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 13:19
A sandstorm downs an Iraqi military helicopter, killing its five-member crew, while a Baghdad blast kills five Iraqis, officials say.

Algeria

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 12:28
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Blix 'sure' Iraq invasion illegal

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 17:40
The UN's former chief weapons inspector Hans Blix tells the official war inquiry it is his "firm view" that the Iraq invasion was illegal.

Iraq billions 'unaccounted for'

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 16:57
A US federal watchdog harshly criticises the US military for failing to account properly for almost $9bn (£5.8bn) of reconstruction funds for Iraq.

Bedouin village razed in Israel

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 16:02
Around 300 Bedouins living in Israel's Negev desert are made homeless after police raid their village and raze their homes.

Lebanon

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 15:52
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Lufthansa cargo plane crashes in Riyadh

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 15:26
A cargo plane has crashed on arrival at the King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

United Arab Emirates

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 15:13
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