Middle East News
updated 4 hours, 54 minutes ago
Yemen counters rebels' offer with own preconditions
Yemen's government said Sunday it will accept a truce offer only if the rebels operating in the country's north comply with six previously laid-out conditions.
updated 15 hours, 9 minutes ago
Iraq suicide blast at eatery kills 3, wounds 25
A suicide bomber in northern Iraq walked into a restaurant and detonated an explosives vest, killing at least three people and injuring 25 others on Saturday night, police said.
updated 19 hours, 30 minutes ago
Iran puts 16 protesters on trial
Sixteen opposition protesters went on trial Saturday in Iran on charges that they tried to overthrow the government, state-run media said.
updated 2 days ago
Israel defends actions in 2009 Gaza conflict
As a deadline neared, Israel handed the United Nations Friday a report justifying its actions during last year's Gaza campaign and rebutting the so-called "Goldstone Report" as biased.
updated 2 days ago
Iran sentences 11 demonstrators to death
Tehran's Revolutionary Court sentenced 11 people to death after convicting them of participating in post-election riots, state media reported Thursday.
updated 2 days ago
Hamas says top militant 'assassinated'
Mourners buried a senior Hamas militant Friday after his recent death in Dubai -- a death Hamas calls an "assassination."
updated 2 days ago
Muslim inventions that shaped the modern world
Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind.
updated January 28, 2010
Airline data recorder found, Lebanese army says
Searchers have found the flight data recorder from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed Monday with 90 people aboard, the Lebanese army said Thursday.
updated January 27, 2010
Clinton pushes for new sanctions on Iran over nuclear program
The United States is pushing world powers to consider a tough new round of sanctions against Iran for its continued global defiance over its nuclear program.
updated January 27, 2010
Al Qaeda-linked group claims Iraq bombings
Islamic State of Iraq -- an umbrella group which includes al Qaeda in Iraq -- said it had carried out a string of vehicle bomb attacks that killed at least 36 people in Baghdad Monday.
updated January 26, 2010
Freed Belgians cite fears for U.S. hikers in Iran
Two Belgians recently detained in Iran said they had some contact with three U.S. hikers imprisoned there and are concerned about the Americans' well-being.
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