Iran says IAEA report shows nuclear drive is peaceful AFP News - Thu, May 23, 2013A new report by the UN atomic watchdog validates Iran's progress in its "peaceful" nuclear activities despite international sanctions, the country's envoy to the More »
- Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West Reuters - Thu, May 23, 2013
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium More »
- Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi'ites across Iraq Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013
By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on More »
- Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes Reuters - Mon, May 20, 2013
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more More »
- U.N. nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock Reuters - Thu, May 16, 2013
By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United Nations' nuclear agency failed to persuade Iran on Wednesday to let it resume an More »
- Iran in parallel nuclear talks in Vienna, Istanbul AFP News - Wed, May 15, 2013
Iran held two sets of talks Wednesday aimed at easing tensions over its nuclear programme, but prospects for any breakthrough were low ahead of next month's More »
- UN watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure over its nuclear programme in two separate meetings on Wednesday, More »
- U.N. watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013
By Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure in two separate meetings over its nuclear programme on Wednesday, More »
- End of siege fails to dispel Libyan security fears Reuters - Sun, May 12, 2013
By Jessica Donati TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Gunmen have ended a siege of Libya's foreign and justice ministries but the two-week standoff has left many unresolved More »
- 'Political, not military' solutions needed in Mideast AFP News - Fri, May 10, 2013
The problems that plague the Middle East, including Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's civil war, require "political, not military" solutions, US Defense More »
- Libyan defence chief reverses move to quit, gunmen press siege Reuters - Wed, May 8, 2013
By Ghaith Shennib and Jessica Donati TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's defence minister quit on Tuesday only to reverse himself soon afterward, the prime minister's More »
- Few options for Syria's Assad to strike back after Israeli raids Reuters - Tue, May 7, 2013
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has few good options for military retaliation after Israel's air strikes over the weekend but More »
- Israel strikes Syria, says targeting Hezbollah arms Reuters - Mon, May 6, 2013
By Dominic Evans and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and More »
- EU's Ashton to meet Iran's nuclear negotiator on May 15 Reuters - Fri, May 3, 2013
By Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Negotiators from the European Union and Iran will meet in Istanbul this month to discuss future diplomatic efforts to resolve More »
- Sunni unrest revives fears of sectarian war in Iraq Reuters - Wed, May 1, 2013
By Kamal Naama and Suadad al-Salhy RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Wearing military fatigues with his cleric's turban, Sheikh Ali Muhaibes brought Friday prayers in Iraq's More »
- Israeli credibility on line over Iran nuclear challenge Reuters - Sun, Apr 28, 2013
By Crispian Balmer and Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel risks a loss of credibility over both its "red line" for Iran's nuclear programme and its threat of More »
- Pentagon chief arrives in Egypt on Mideast tour AFP News - Wed, Apr 24, 2013
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel landed in Egypt on Wednesday as part of a Middle East tour designed to bolster America's alliances amid growing concern over the More »
- Pentagon chief meets Netanyahu at end of Israel visit AFP News - Tue, Apr 23, 2013
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel was meeting Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday at the end of a three-day trip that saw him touting strong backing for Israel More »
- Pentagon chief touts arms deal on Israel trip AFP News - Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel and his Israeli counterpart on Monday hailed a major arms deal as a sign of "ironclad" US support for the Jewish state after talks on More »
- Hosting US defence chief, Israel hints at patience on Iran Reuters - Mon, Apr 22, 2013
By David Alexander and Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel suggested on Monday it would be patient before taking any military action against Iran's nuclear More »
- Iran to meet UN nuclear watchdog in May - Iranian media Reuters - Mon, Apr 22, 2013
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and the United Nations nuclear watchdog will have further talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme on May 21 in Vienna, Iranian media More »
- Analysis: Bahrain's rulers evade F1 fiasco but crisis endures Reuters - Mon, Apr 22, 2013
By Alexander Dziadosz MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's rulers can breathe a sigh of relief after a prized Formula One race went off largely unhindered by unrest, but in More »
- US-Israel arms deal sends Iran 'clear signal': Hagel AFP News - Sun, Apr 21, 2013
A major US arms deal with Israel sends Iran a "very clear signal" that military action remains an option to stop it from going nuclear, US Defence Secretary Chuck More »
- Pentagon chief heads to Israel AFP News - Sun, Apr 21, 2013
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel headed to Israel on Sunday in a weeklong trip to the Middle East that will be dominated by worries over Iran's nuclear program and More »
- U.N. nuclear watchdog team on Iran faces reshuffle Reuters - Fri, Apr 19, 2013
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Two senior U.N. nuclear watchdog officials who have been leading talks with Iran will leave this year, potentially robbing it of More »
- Palestinian leader makes first Kuwait visit for over 20 years Reuters - Mon, Apr 15, 2013
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Mahmoud Abbas made the first visit of a Palestinian leader to Kuwait for more than two decades on Monday, cementing ties soured by late More »
- Iran announces uranium mining after nuclear talks fail Reuters - Tue, Apr 9, 2013
By Yeganeh Torbati and Fredrik Dahl DUBAI/VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday operations had begun at two uranium mines and a milling plant and that Western More »
- U.S. says door still open on Iran nuclear talks but not forever Reuters - Sun, Apr 7, 2013
By Arshad Mohammed ISTANBUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday world powers would pursue further talks with Iran to resolve a decade-old More »
- World military spending dips in 2012, first fall since 1998 Reuters - Mon, Apr 15, 2013
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Global military spending dropped in 2012 for the first time in more than a decade thanks to deep cuts in the United States and Europe which More »
- Bahrain accused of pre-Grand Prix arrests AFP News - Thu, Apr 11, 2013
Bahrain has been rounding up pro-democracy activists ahead of its controversial staging of the April 21 Formula One Grand Prix two years after a bloody crackdown, More »
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