Middle East News

Fourteen Marines killed Wednesday in western Iraq were en route to retake an area that had been cleared of insurgents at least once before when their lightly armored amphibious assault vehicle was blown apart ...

A major Palestinian militant group promised Wednesday it would fire no more rockets at Israelis with the approach of Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip this month, after a barrage accidentally ...

Free-lance journalist Steven Vincent, who was killed in Iraq Author of a well-reviewed book on Iraq called "In the Red Zone," Vincent documented his regular trips to Iraq on an Internet blog that touched on ...

The AP count is five higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday.

RIYADH, 4 August 2005 , Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday said the smooth transfer of power following the death of King Fahd had confounded those who cast doubts on the stability of the Kingdom.3.2

The death of King Fahd is another step in the leadership transition taking place throughout the Middle East, as one long-serving ruler after another, from Morocco to Jordan to Syria to the United Arab Emirates, ...2.7

A French weekly magazine on Wednesday named the alleged kidnapper of a French woman journalist in Iraq earlier this year, an event reportedly linked to similar abductions of Romanian journalists.2.7

DOHA: All activities of this year's Qatar Summer Wonders will resume at its main venue, the Qatar International Exhibition Centre along with other attractions being staged at the various major malls in Doha, a ...3.1

DOHA: Qatar Telecom yesterday appointed David Murray as its Chief Operating Officer , to manage the operations of the company's five main business units, a Qtel spokesman, said here yesterday.2.7

WASHINGTON: The Defence Department is laying groundwork to start withdrawing troops from Iraq, even as it is weighing the risk that it could move so quickly that Iraqi security forces collapse without US ...2.7

Two British businessmen suffered "10 days of hell" after being arrested in Dubai on the mistaken ... The two friends and business partners flew to the United Arab Emirates from Manchester airport three days before the London bombings.2.7

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Could shares in the collapsed Clubmarket supermarket chain be registered and traded on the stock exchange by the end of the year? This remarkable scenario was suggested - even recommended - yesterday by Shlomo ...2.9

Fourteen Marines killed Wednesday in western Iraq were en route to retake an area that had been cleared of insurgents at least once before when their lightly armored amphibious assault vehicle was blown apart ...1.3

DUBAI: Pakistan's ambassador to United Arab Emirates Syed Faisal has said that there is great possibility of exclusion of the name of Maulana Fazl ur Rehman's, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Secretary General, ...2.7

Just ask two Iraqi brothers who are engineers and work for Gulf Region Central District + they are optimistic about their future and their country's future.

The wife of Iran Massoud Moghadassi, deputy prosecutor in Tehran, was shot dead in his car by at least one person after leaving work on Tuesday afternoon.1.3

Airdrie Echo , On Aug. 9, 1974, Canada suffered the single greatest loss of life on a peacekeeping mission when a transport aircraft carrying members of the UN Emergency Force in Egypt and Israel was shot down ...2.7

Arshad-uz Zaman Suleyman Demirel, the former President of Turkey, who for more than forty years ... Until now Britain is the odd man out within the EU, where France and Germany are in the driver's seat.2.7

GENEVA: The Locarno film festival, often dubbed the smallest of the big festivals, opened in southern Switzerland yesterday, aiming to preserve its reputation for giving less known Asian, African, and Middle ...2.7

Measures for Learning and Growth Back to our discussion of the Balanced Scorecard and this time we shall concentrate on Learning and Growth perspective.2.7

Coup D'Etat in Mauritania Coup D'Etat in Mauritania The military and security forces of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have taken over power in this mostly desert country located in the western end of Arab ...2.7

BEIRUT: Hizbullah's press officer Mohammad Afif rejected claims by Kesrouan MP Farid Khazen that the resistance group was ambiguous about its goals and choices, pointing to an announcement in 1982 by the ...3.1

Turkish Armed forces will hand over the command of International Security and Assistance Force to Italy on August 4th, it was reported on Wednesday.2.7

Mummy Hall to be displayed in Palmyra Syrian General Directorate for Ruins and Museums has invited the Japanese embassy in Damascus to attend the ceremony of opening "The Mummy Hall" at Palmyra Museum, central ...2.7

BEIRUT: With up to 150 people a year dying in swimming accidents each year, experts have agreed water safety has not been made a "serious enough" issue for most summertime swimmers.2.7

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran Focus, 29 July 2005 + Iran's judiciary has arrested several executives of a privately-owned oil drilling company over their dealings with the U.S.-based oil giant Halliburton and one of the ...2.7

Six new-born babies have died in quick succession in a hospital in central Turkey, prompting the authorities to launch an investigation into the incident, officials said on Wednesday.2.7

Activists found their way into Gush Katif by cutting through fences of Kibbutzim in the region, hiding aboard trucks approved to enter Gush Katif, and through various back roads leading to the Kisufim Crossing, ...2.7

Investors should buy shares in Pakistan, where the benchmark index is poised to recover from a 29 percent tumble that began in March, according to a Merrill Lynch report.2.7

Army chiefs were today facing fresh pressure to hold a public inquiry into allegations of bullying ... The footage - which emerged yesterday after being obtained by the BBC - was recorded last year, and has disturbing echoes of the abuse of US detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.2.7

In the heat of Gaza's summer afternoons, a Palestinian called Khaleel Bashir and his family like to retreat to their terrace.2.9

International consumer electronics giant Philips is in negotiations to buy Israeli medical equipment maker Lumenis.2.7

Mind games over Iraq By David Isenberg It increasingly appears that when GI Joe and Jane come marching home from their tours in Baghdad they will, among other things, be scheduling appointments with ...2.7

Musharraf has said that Pakistan has played a important role than any other country in fighting against terrorism and still surprisingly we are accused of terrorism.5.1