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RAMALLAH (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday announced new presidential and parliament elections …
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Year of Palestinian crisis
January 25: In its first electoral outing, Hamas sweeps legislative elections in the Palestinian territories, …
Read More »Maliki reaches out to Saddam officers
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister reached out to Sunni Arabs at a national reconciliation …
Read More »UAE voters go to polls in 1st day of historic elections
DUBAI (AP) — Hand-selected voters went to the polls on Saturday to pick members of …
Read More »Early signs mixed in Iran vote, turnout up
TEHRAN (Reuters) — Iran said on Saturday turnout was high in elections for local councils …
Read More »Brisk market for burial shrouds in Najaf
NAJAF — Najaf, home to the golden domed shrine of the Imam Ali, is Iraq’s …
Read More »Lebanon protesters dig in for winter
BEIRUT — Lebanese opposition protesters led by Shiite group Hizbollah are digging in for the …
Read More »Bahrain’s main Shiite party boycotts parliament
MANAMA (AP) — Bahrain’s main Shiite opposition party boycotted the king’s inauguration of parliament Friday, …
Read More »Somali MP, Islamists sign deal
MOGADISHU (AP) — A Somali lawmaker bypassed the government and signed an agreement Saturday to …
Read More »Rice plans to boost funding for Abbas forces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday she would ask …
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