Middle East
Thursday 28 August 2008
- Iraqi Shiite cleric al-Sadr extends militia truce (2nd Roundup)
- Civilian killed in market blast in Kirkuk (Roundup)
- US official affirms backing for Lebanon
- Lebanese laws apply to Palestinian refugees: Abbas (Roundup)
- Lebanese army confirms death of officer in chopper incident (Roundup)
- Palestinian president holds talks in Lebanon
- Blast in Iraqi market kills one, injures seven
- Israel re-opens Gaza crossings after two-day closure
- Lebanese army helicopter crashes in southern Lebanon (1st Lead)
- Israeli Foreign Minister Livni winning race to succeed Olmert: poll
- Lebanese army helicopter crashes in southern Lebanon
- Earthquake hits Iraq's southern provinces
- Tehran hangs five convicted of murder
- Yemen says 30 al-Qaeda suspects planned attacks in Saudi Arabia
Wednesday 27 August 2008
- Veteran Israeli peace campaigner Abie Nathan dies in Tel Aviv
- 12 more die in Iraq - but a violence drop in Baghdad (2nd Roundup)
- Ahmadinejad orders verification of Iranian minister's doctorate
- At least 14 civilians injured in suicide bombing in Iraq
- Security Council extends UN mission in Lebanon (Roundup)
- Security Council extends UN mission in Lebanon for another year
- US soldiers executed Iraqi militants, report says
- Five killed in latest Iraq violence (Roundup)
- ANALYSIS: No breakthrough likely as peace talks head for limbo
- Rights group alarmed at treatment of domestic workers in Lebanon
- Iran warns Israel it will retaliate for any military attack
- Clashes inside Palestinian camp wounds one person
- Egypt offers assistance to rebuild Lebanese military (Roundup)
- Two suicide bombers killed in Iraq, US military says
- Lebanon seeking arrest of Gaddafi over missing Shiite leader
- Clash wounds one in eastern Lebanon
- Egyptian foreign minister anxious over Lebanon
Tuesday 26 August 2008
- Egypt holds separate bilateral talks with Palestinian groups
- Families of jailed Islamists protest in downtown Beirut
- Lebanese president to visit Qatar next week
- Spate of bomb attacks in Iraq kills 45 people (Roundup)
- Mubarak, Barak talk about Israeli soldier, Gaza conditions (Roundup)
- Israelis, Palestinians not yet bridged gaps in talks: Rice (Roundup)
- At least 35 killed in suicide attack in Diyala province (2nd Lead)
- At least 26 killed in suicide attack in Iraq (1st Lead)
- At least 26 killed in suicide attack in Iraq (Urgent)
- Police suspect missing Israeli child murdered by grandfather
- Twin blasts kill six, injure 18 in northern Iraq
- Iranian opposition party appoints presidential candidate
- Israeli defence minister arrives in Egypt for talks with Mubarak
- Israeli settlement activity has nearly doubled, peace group charges
Monday 25 August 2008
- Israel will not accept a nuclear Iran, defence minister says
- Israel orders Gaza crossings shut after missiles fired from Strip
- Rice says "lot of work ahead" for Israeli-Palestinian talks (Roundup)
- Al-Maliki says no foreign soldiers will be in Iraq after 2011
- Arabs and Turkmen in Iraq demand UN envoy's resignation (Roundup)
- French Foreign Minister Kouchner visits Lebanon, Syria (Roundup)
- UNIFIL denies reports of Israeli incursion in south Lebanon
- US Secretary of State Rice in Israel to assess peace talks progress
- Iraqi police seize insurgents, weapons in Kirkuk province (Extra)
- French foreign minister in Damascus ahead of Sarkozy visit
- Israel frees prisoners as goodwill gesture to Palestinians (Roundup)
- French FM plays down between Hezbollah and Israel
- Iran starts production of home-built submarines
- Professor assassinated, Iraqi soldier injured in Baghdad (1st Lead)
- Freed Palestinian prisoners head for official welcome (1st Lead)
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