World news about “Mideast”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Will the pieces of the Lebanese political jigsaw ever fit? 20 years after the civil war, Lebanon is still searching for political balance. Within the small Middle eastern… 30/10/2009 - tags: Lebanon, Mideast, Politics
No jump start for peace Middle East peace talks on hold. That’s the disappointing outcome of the recent meeting of Israeli and Palestinian… 24/09/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
EU-Mideast relations The question: “I’d like to know: What will the Middle East’s relations with Europe be like for the future, and how… 01/06/2009 - tags: France, Mideast, European elections
Washington attacks Israeli plans for more West Bank homesIsrael’s plans to build a further 900 homes in the Gilo settlement has triggered a fresh rift with Washington whose… 18/11/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Benjamin Netanyahu
Palestinians seek UN support for statePalestinians have announced new moves in a bid to secure international support for an independent state in the West… 16/11/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations
Palestinians say West Bank has its own Berlin WallPalestinians have used the Berlin Wall anniversary to highlight their anger over what they see as an equally unjust and… 09/11/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Abbas urged to run for re-electionThousands of Palestinians have turned out in Hebron in the West Bank to urge President Mahmoud Abbas to run for… 08/11/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Mahmoud Abbas
Israelis mark Rabin assassinationThe 14th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has been marked by a demonstration in… 08/11/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Anniversary
UN resolution calls for Gaza war crimes probesThe United Nations has ordered Israel and the Palestinians to investigate claims of war crimes. A resolution… 06/11/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations
Palestian president won’t seek re-electionMahmoud Abbas will not seek re-election as Palestian President. The announcement’s been made by an official from his… 05/11/2009 - tags: Mideast, Mahmoud Abbas
UN supports probe on Gaza ‘war crimes’Both Israeli and Palestinian authorities could face a probe on war crimes following the December-January conflict in… 05/11/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, United Nations
More signs Hezbollah re-arming for a fightA ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons allegedly supplied by Iran has been seized by Israeli naval commandos… 05/11/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Israel seizes ship “carrying rockets”The Israeli navy has intercepted and seized a container ship it says was carrying rockets destined for Lebanon’s… 04/11/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Clinton pushes for Middle East peaceUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on the Israelis and Palestinians to restart peace talks immediately… 01/11/2009 - tags: Mideast, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hillary Clinton
“Nothing new” says Abbas after meeting ClintonHillary Clinton’s latest Middle East peace bid has been dismissed as “nothing new” by Palestinian President Mahmoud… 31/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, Hillary Clinton, Mahmoud Abbas
Israeli police clash with Arab youths near Jerusalem mosqueIsraeli police fired stun grenades at Arab youths during clashes in the compound of Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa… 25/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, Jerusalem, Clashes
UN backs alleged Israeli-Hamas war crimes probeThe United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to endorse a report into Israel’s recent assault on the Hamas run… 16/10/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, War crimes
UN body set to endorse report slamming Israel’s Gaza offensiveThe UN Human Rights Council is set to vote on a report into the Israeli offensive in Gaza last year. The… 16/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations
UN rights commissioner urges Gaza war crimes probeThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for an investigation into alleged war crimes during last winter’s… 15/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, War, Gaza
Israel under pressure as war crimes debate opensA debate on the UN’s Goldstone report alleging Israeli war crimes in Gaza is to be re- opened by the Human Rights… 15/10/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Palestinian protest raises tension in JerusalemThousands of Palestinians have observed a general strike across Jerusalem and the West Bank in protest over access to… 09/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, Jerusalem
Jerusalem: a major obstacle to peaceDuring its long and often brutal history, control of the city of Jerusalem has changed many times. Its religious… 09/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, Jerusalem
Palestinians stage day of protestIsraeli police are out in force at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque as Palestinian groups stage a day of protest over access… 09/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, Jerusalem, Demonstration
Embattled Abbas set to backtrack on Gaza reportPalestinians are livid and Mahmoud Abbas is the object of their anger. Hence reports that he has done a U-turn, to calm… 07/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Mahmoud Abbas
Hamas reaps reward for Shalit videoThe video of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has stirred emotions in Israel. The sign he is still alive came at a… 03/10/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Hamas proves Israeli soldier prisoner is alive23 year old Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas militants three years ago, is alive and well. The… 02/10/2009 - tags: Mideast, Hamas
Hamas releases a video of IDF soldier Gilad ShalitIsrael has received proof from Hamas that captured soldier Gilad Shalit is alive and well. He has spent threee… 02/10/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Israel to release 20 Palestinians for info on ShalitIsrael has confirmed it will release 20 Palestinian women prisoners in return for information from Hamas on the… 30/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Nuclear tensions rise as Iran tests missilesTensions between Iran and the West are set to skyrocket, with Iran’s test of two short-range missiles earlier today… 27/09/2009 - tags: Iran, Mideast
Three-way meeting ends without talks pledgeHopes are fading fast that there will be any talks soon between Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators. President… 22/09/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Obama urges restart of Middle East peace talksIn his most direct intervention into Middle East diplomacy so far, US President Barack Obama has called on Palestinians… 22/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mahmoud Abbas
Low expectations for Obama’s Middle East summitThe row over Jewish settlements has dashed any hopes of a breakthrough in today’s three-way summit of Israeli… 22/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu
Expectations low for Mideast summitIsraeli and Palestinian leaders have voiced low expectations ahead of today’s three-way summit in New York with… 22/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, Benjamin Netanyahu
Obama to hold meeting with Netanyahu and AbbasPresident Barack Obama is to hold a joint meeting with Palestinian and Israeli leaders in an attempt to relaunch the… 20/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, USA, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Push for Mideast atomic bomb free zoneThe annual assembly of the UN nuclear watchdog has passed a resolution urging all Middle East nations to renounce… 18/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, IAEA, nuclear weapons
UN calls for separate Gaza inquiriesThere is pressure on Israel and Palestinian authorities to investigate claims they committed war crimes during the Gaza… 16/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, United Nations, Gaza
Israel and US renew settlement talksPresident Obama’s Middle East envoy has begun another attempt to persuade Israel to stop building settlements on… 15/09/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, USA
Mubarak urges renewed Middle East peace talksEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called on Israel to halt all settlement building and urged the resumption of talks… 14/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel approves 455 new West Bank homesIsrael has resumed settlement-building in the West Bank with today’s approval of a further 455 building permits for new… 07/09/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel affirms plans for more settler homesShrugging off a rebuke from Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu is standing firm. He is set to announce the building of… 06/09/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu’s settlement dilemmaThe international pressure may be mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze settlements but pressure from within Israel… 27/08/2009 - tags: Mideast, Diplomacy
Israel PM optimistic of peace talksIsrael’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is making progress towards opening peace talks with the… 27/08/2009 - tags: Germany, Israel, Mideast
Settlements still main obstacle to Mideast peaceLand lies at the very heart of the Middle East conflict. The Israeli settlements inside the Palestinian territories… 25/08/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Outgoing Fatah central committee veteran cries foulAs the long awaited Congress of the Palestinian Fatah faction draws to a close, the election of the central committee… 13/08/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, West Bank, Gaza
Fatah elections continue as congress hailed a successVotes are being counted as the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Fatah seeks to renew its 120-member Revolutionary… 12/08/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Elections
Fatah votes in fresh faces at landmark congressThe party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has elected a new and younger Central Committee in an attempt to… 11/08/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Politics
Palestinian Fatah votes, with makeover in mindSeeking renewal and rejuvenation, the leading Palestinian party Fatah has been voting for a new executive body… 10/08/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Elections
Israel angered at Fatah policy on resistanceFatah’s historic sixth General Assembly, the first to be held on Palestinian soil, adopted late on Saturday night a… 09/08/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Gaza
Fatah backs Abbas as party leaderPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been given the backing of his Fatah party to remain its leader in an impromptu… 08/08/2009 - tags: Mideast, West Bank, Gaza
Abbas says resistance remains an optionPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told Fatah delegates that the movement seeks peace with Israel, but resistance… 04/08/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, West Bank
Fatah’s chequered historyTo observers, Fatah is not the organisation it once was under its founder Yasser Arafat. The former Palestinian leader… 04/08/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, West Bank
Deep divisions threaten Palestinian progressThe Palestinian national anthem gives the impression of nationhood and unity but it belies long-running tensions… 04/08/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, West Bank
Peace yes, but resistance is an option, says AbbasThe Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said his Fatah movement continues to seek peace with Israel, but resistance… 04/08/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, West Bank
Court gives Palestinian houses to settlersIsraeli police have evicted two Palestinian families from their homes in Jerusalem and handed the dwellings over to… 02/08/2009 - tags: Mideast, Jerusalem
‘Progress’ made in US-Israeli talks“Good progress” that is how the US envoy to the Middle East described talks on reviving the peace process in the… 28/07/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories, USA
US peace envoys continue whirlwind Middle East tourUS peace envoy George Mitchell has continued his whistle-stop tour of the Middle East with a visit to Ramallah to meet… 28/07/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories, USA
Mitchell continues Middle East peace driveUS special envoy George Mitchell is continuing his drive to kick-start peace talks in the Middle East with a visit to… 27/07/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, USA, Diplomacy
US pledges peace as Mitchell visits Middle EastThe US says it wants Syria’s help to forge a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Washington’s… 26/07/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Netanyahu defies US over East Jerusalem buildingA project to build 20 Jewish homes in a prestigious part of mainly Arab East Jerusalem is creating fresh friction… 19/07/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Israeli soldiers: ‘Shoot first, question later’The Israeli military has rejected outright claims that the assault on Gaza last winter was conducted on a ‘shoot first… 15/07/2009 - tags: Mideast, Military
Reports: secret US/Israel settlement dealProspects for peace in the Middle East have dimmed with claims that Israel and America have agreed a secret deal on… 12/07/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Benjamin Netanyahu
New Lebanon PM says will try and work with HezbollahSaad al-Hariri, officially named today as the next prime minister of Lebanon, has said he will try to form a government… 27/06/2009 - tags: Lebanon, Mideast, Elections
Israelis mark third anniversary of soldier’s captureOn the day Israelis marked the third anniversary of the capture of soldier Gilad Shalit a senior Palestinian politician… 23/06/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Israeli foreign minister stands firm on settlementsIsrael and the US have been in talks on West Bank settlements but there is no sign of a breakthrough on the divisive… 18/06/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, USA, Diplomacy
Carter calls for Palestinian reconciliationFormer US President Jimmy Carter is calling on Palestinian militant Hamas leaders to make peace with Fatah which runs… 16/06/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories, USA
Livni gives Netanyahu tacit supportIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been holding a meeting with his faction at the Knesset less than 24 hours… 15/06/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories, Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel’s ‘step in the right direction’ – EU ministersMinisters in the European Union have given a cautious welcome to words from the Israeli Prime Minister, saying he will… 15/06/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Obama welcomes Netanyahu speechIsraeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has delivered his major policy speech but it has provoked as many different… 15/06/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Barack Obama
Solana urges peace in the MideastThe European Union’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, is urging Palestinians and Israelis alike to grab what he… 12/06/2009 - tags: European Union, Israel, Mideast
Middle East: A guarded response to Obama’s Cairo speechQuoting from the Koran, a passage to “always speak the truth”, US President Barack Obama had a blunt message for the… 05/06/2009 - tags: Mideast, Cairo, Barack Obama
Obama wants ‘new beginning’ in Middle East relationsBarack Obama has called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims in a highly-anticipated speech in… 04/06/2009 - tags: Egypt, Mideast, Barack Obama
Obama in Cairo for keynote Muslim speechAfter a brief stopover in Saudi Arabia, US President Barack Obama is due in Egypt today to deliver what has been billed… 04/06/2009 - tags: Mideast, Saudi Arabia, USA
Obama in Middle East for bridge building speechThe US President has been given a warm welcome in Saudi Arabia by King Abdullah. For Barack Obama, the visit to… 03/06/2009 - tags: Mideast, Saudi Arabia, USA, Barack Obama
Obama embarks on first Middle East tourUS President Barack Obama has embarked on his first regional Middle East mission, seeking to build bridges between… 03/06/2009 - tags: Mideast, Barack Obama
Israel refuses to stop settlement expansionIsrael has refused to heed Barack Obama’s call to stop extending its settlements in the West Bank. An end to… 31/05/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Palestinians want more US pressure on IsraelPalestinians have welcomed US efforts to bring forward the Middle East peace process but are demanding more. It follows… 29/05/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, USA
Obama wants Israeli settlement freezePresident Barack Obama stepped up pressure on Israel to stop expanding settlements as he attempted to reassure visiting… 29/05/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Barack Obama
Abbas and Obama prepare to meet in WashingtonThe White House has toughened its tone against Israeli settlements on the eve of a meeting between Barack Obama and the… 28/05/2009 - tags: Mideast, USA, Diplomacy
Palestinians criticise Israel over talks with USPalestinian negotiators have voiced disappointment after the first meeting between the US and Israeli leaders… 19/05/2009 - tags: Mideast, USA
Palestinians unimpressed with Netanyahu’s wordsPalestinian officials from both Fatah and Hamas have rejected the Israeli Prime Minister’s comments. There was praise… 19/05/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Israeli and US leaders in key White House talksThe American and Israeli leaders have met for the first time to trade their visions of a peaceful Middle East… 18/05/2009 - tags: Iran, Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories, USA
Pope reiterates calls for religious respectThe Pope has reiterated his vision of a peaceful future, visiting an important Biblical site and urging people of all… 09/05/2009 - tags: Jordan, Mideast, Benedict XVI
Pope to visit mosque on sensitive Holy Land tourFor the second time since becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict will visit a mosque today, as his… 09/05/2009 - tags: Jordan, Mideast, Benedict XVI
West Bank lockdown as Israel marks national dayIsrael has closed its borders with the West Bank over fears of an attack during celebrations marking its creation as a… 27/04/2009 - tag: Mideast
Alleged Palestinian attack at Israeli checkpointTwo Israeli police officers have been injured, one seriously, after a vehicle was reportedly rammed into a security… 18/04/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Mitchell: Two state solution vitalThe US envoy to the Middle East is hoping to convince Israel’s new government to accept a two state solution… 17/04/2009 - tags: Mideast, Benjamin Netanyahu
US envoy makes first visit to IsraelAmerica’s special Middle East envoy has held talks with Israel’s ultra-nationalist Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman… 16/04/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, USA
Axe attack kills Israeli teenagerIsraeli security forces have launched a manhunt for a Palestinian suspected of killing a 13 year-old boy and seriously… 02/04/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Palestinian anger over Lieberman commentsPalestinians have reacted angrily to comments from Israel’s new foreign minister on the question of a future… 02/04/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Palestinians unity talks adjournedTalks between the main Palestinian factions on forming a unity government have broken up without a deal. The… 19/03/2009 - tags: Mideast, Palestinian Territories
Clinton: Israeli demolitions “unhelpful”Hillary Clinton has criticised Israel over plans to demolish Palestinian homes in Arab East Jerusalem. After meeting… 04/03/2009 - tag: Mideast
Clinton says Palestinian state is in Israel’s interestsUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to the West Bank today, after telling Israel a two state solution to the… 04/03/2009 - tag: Mideast
Clinton repeats US backing for two-state Mideast planHillary Clinton has underlined the warm nature of America’s relationship with Israel on her first trip there as … 03/03/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
Clinton talks peace on her debut in IsraelHillary Clinton has reiterated America’s support for Israel on her first visit there as Secretary of State… 03/03/2009 - tag: Mideast
Blair’s first visit to Gaza as Mideast envoyTony Blair has visited the Gaza Strip for the first time since being appointed a special Middle East envoy. He visited… 01/03/2009 - tag: Mideast
EU expects Netanyahu rough startEurope is bracing for a test of wills over Israeli-Palestinian relations. After hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu was… 23/02/2009 - tags: European Union, Israel, Mideast, Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu
Egypt opens Gaza border ahead of Palestinian talksEgypt has temporarily opened its border with Gaza to allow people needing medical treatment to leave the beleagured… 22/02/2009 - tags: Egypt, Mideast, Gaza, Borders
Israel: Lasting ceasefire conditionalIsrael is ruling out a truce in Gaza unless Hamas agrees to release a captured Israeli soldier. Outgoing Prime… 16/02/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast, Ehud Olmert
Prisoner dispute holding up Middle East truce dealJust when a ceasefire deal seemed within striking distance talks between Israel and Hamas have faltered over the timing… 15/02/2009 - tags: Israel, Mideast
