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Shoe thrown back at Iraqi shoe-thrower
Wed, 02nd Dec
The Iraqi journalist had a taste of his own medicine when he nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris.
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Iran warns of tough action against British sailors
Wed, 02nd Dec
The detention could heighten tensions between Iran and major world powers, including Britain, that are demanding a halt to Tehran's controversial nuclear program.
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Muslim women search for a space at the hajj
Tue, 01st Dec
One of the main rites at Islam's annual hajj centres on the bravery and determination of a woman.
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Hezbollah to continue arming to fight Israel
Tue, 01st Dec
Hezbollah's leader has said that the Lebanese militant group will improve its weapons capabilities to face off any Israeli threat.
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Report - EU planning to recognise East Jerusalem as capital
Wed, 02nd Dec
Israel is warning the European Union against going ahead with a purported plan to recognise east Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.
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Hamas: Gaps remain over prisoner swap with Israel
Tue, 01st Dec
Senior Hamas officials said that the Islamic militant group is still wrangling with Israel over the names of 50 prisoners it wants released in exchange for a captive Israeli soldier.
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Yacht with UK nationals stopped by Iranian navy
Tue, 01st Dec
Britain's Foreign Office says that a racing yacht carrying five UK nationals has been stopped by Iranian naval vessels, and they are now in Iran.
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Dubai official: Dubai World's debt its own
Tue, 01st Dec
On the first day of trading since news of Dubai World's debt crunch became public, Dubai's main stock exchange dropped more than 7 percent while the Abu Dhabi exchange fell more than 8 percent.
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Iran approves building 10 uranium enrichment sites
Mon, 30th Nov
The Iranian government has approved a plan to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion in defiance of UN demands it halt the program.
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98 dead in Saudi Arabia floods
Sun, 29th Nov
The number of people killed in floods in Saudi Arabia has risen to 98 after authorities discovered more victims.
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Norway: Iran seizes Nobel laureate Ebadi's medal
Fri, 27th Nov
Iranian authorities have confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, accusing Iran of a shocking first in the history of the prize.
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Dubai debt 'standstill' raises alarms about image
Fri, 27th Nov
Just a year after the global downturn derailed Dubai's explosive growth, the city is now so swamped in debt that it's asking for a six-month reprieve on paying its bills.
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Bombings kill 4 in Iraq
Fri, 27th Nov
Police and health officials say four people have been killed and at least 32 others wounded in two separate bombings south of Baghdad.
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Netanyahu declares 10-month settlement freeze
Thu, 26th Nov
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a 10-month halt in new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
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Diplomats: Big powers prepare Iran resolution
Wed, 25th Nov
Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program.
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Israel, Hamas near swap of prisoners for soldier
Tue, 24th Nov
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks has said.
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Iran begins war games to protect nuclear sites
Mon, 23rd Nov
Iran has begun large-scale air defence war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander boasted the country could deter any military strike by Israel.
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Israeli aircraft strike Gaza targets
Mon, 23rd Nov
Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation for Palestinian rocket fire into southern Israel.
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200 websites spread al-Qaeda's message in English
Fri, 20th Nov
jytIncreasing numbers of English-language websites are spreading al-Qaeda’s message to Muslims in the West.
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UAE to back banks amid Dubai meltdown
Mon, 30th Nov
The United Arab Emirates' central bank has said it will offer additional liquidity to banks.
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Mysterious 'Saddam Channel' hits Iraq TV
Mon, 30th Nov
Turning on their TVs during the long holiday weekend, Iraqis were greeted by a familiar if unexpected face from their brutal past: Saddam Hussein.
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Oil prices plummet as Dubai struggles with debt
Fri, 27th Nov
Oil prices have dived more than 4 percent to near US$74 a barrel as Dubai's debt problems roil global markets.
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Iraqi PM: Election dispute poses risks to security
Fri, 27th Nov
Iraq's prime minister has vowed there will be no delay in the withdrawal of US troops.
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Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj
Fri, 27th Nov
Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people.
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Islam's hajj: Rain and fears of swine flu
Thu, 26th Nov
Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site in their traditional white robes, with a few additions - umbrellas and face masks - as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu.
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TV psychic sentenced to death
Thu, 26th Nov
An international human rights group has urged a Saudi court to overturn a death sentence imposed on a Lebanese man convicted of practicing witchcraft.
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Inability to compromise may delay Iraqi election
Tue, 24th Nov
Iraq's parliament has failed to produce an election law that pleased minority Sunni Arabs, prompting US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to say that nationwide balloting scheduled for January "might slip" to a later date.
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A bank that accepts only women as clients opens in Iraq
Mon, 23rd Nov
An Iraqi bank has opened a branch entirely dedicated to and operated by women in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, south of Baghdad.
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Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote
Mon, 23rd Nov
A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.
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Faint writing detected on the Shroud of Turin
Sat, 21st Nov
A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.
