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Mideast: UN Forms Task Force to Deal With Global Food Crisis
 | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formed a high-level task force to deal with the global food crisis. From VOA's New... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:59 PM
Mideast: Israel Says 'Significant Progress' in Talks With Palestinians on Borders
 | Israel's PM Ehud Olmert (l) and Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas before a meeting in Jerusalem, 05 May 2008A senior Israeli... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:59 PM
Mideast: US Military to Withdraw 3,500 Troops From Iraq
 | The U.S. military's 3,500 soldiers deployed to Iraq as part of the so-called "surge" in U.S. troops last year are... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:59 PM
Mideast: Report Says Basic Medical Care Could Save Lives of 6 Million Children a Year
 | A new report says the lives of millions of young children could be saved each year if basic medical care... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:58 PM
Mideast: Lebanese Government Challenges Hezbollah
 | After a marathon overnight session, the Lebanese government has decided to throw down the gauntlet to the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, in... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:58 PM
Mideast: 60 Years After Israel's Founding, Palestinians Are Still Refugees
 | Sixty years ago, May 8, 1948, Israel declared its independence - following a decision by the United Nations to partition... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:58 PM
Mideast: Israel Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary Amid New-Found Security
 | One of the most dramatic events of the 20th century was the founding of the modern state of Israel 60... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:58 PM
Mideast: Israel's Oldest Kibbutz Votes to Privatize
 | Israelis are marking their 60th anniversary May 8th with parades, conferences and visits by leaders from around the world. For... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:57 PM
Mideast: US Accuses Iran of Interfering in Afghanistan
 | A senior U.S. official says Iran is interfering in Afghanistan's politics and lending support to the Taliban insurgency. Assistant Secretary... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:56 PM
Mideast: Iran Again Rules Out Halting Nuclear Enrichment
 | An Iranian technician works at the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran (File)Iran has again ruled... |
Monday, May 5, 2008 10:13 AM
Mideast: Rice Meeting Israeli PM Before Wrapping Up Mideast Trip
 | US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, in Jerusalem, 3 May... |
Monday, May 5, 2008 8:09 AM
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Mideast: UN to Stop Food Distribution in Gaza Monday Due to Fuel Shortage
 | A donkey cart in Gaza City carrying sacks of flour supplied by the UN Relief and Works Agency, 04 May... |
Sunday, May 4, 2008 7:10 PM
Mideast: Israel Hints at Uprooting Settlements in Peace Deal
 | Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni indicated Sunday Israel may uproot some of its West Bank settlements as part of a... |
Sunday, May 4, 2008 4:11 PM
Mideast: Olmert: New Corruption Probe Will Not Affect Peace Talks
 | Israel's embattled leader is brushing off a new corruption probe that is raising questions about his ability to govern. As... |
Sunday, May 4, 2008 2:11 PM
Mideast: Iraqi Journalist Murdered in Mosul
 | Iraqi police say gunmen in the northern city of Mosul have pulled an Iraqi journalist from her car and shot... |
Sunday, May 4, 2008 1:12 PM
Mideast: Rice Visits Middle East to Try to Advance Peace Process
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is scheduled to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city...
Sunday, May 4, 2008 8:11 AM
Mideast: Rice Defends Bush Travel Plans for Israel Anniversary
| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Saturday defended President Bush's plan to visit Israel later this month for celebrations of its... |
Saturday, May 3, 2008 5:11 PM
Mideast: Kurdish Rebels Dispute Turkish Report of Heavy Rebel Casualties
 | A Kurdish woman displaced by the conflict between Turkey and Kurdish rebels is seen at a refugee camp in the... |
Saturday, May 3, 2008 4:10 PM
Mideast: Palestinian Police Deploy in West Bank Town
 | The Palestinian Authority has launched a new security initiative in the West Bank. The move, which coincides with a U.S.... |
Saturday, May 3, 2008 2:12 PM
Mideast: US, Iraqi Forces Kill 14 Insurgents in Baghdad's Sadr City
 | The U.S. military says U.S. and Iraqi forces have killed 14 insurgents during clashes in Baghdad's Sadr City district since... |
Saturday, May 3, 2008 12:12 PM
Mideast: Russia: 6 Powers Want Iran to Halt Nuclear Work 'Only' During Talks
 | Russia says six world powers concerned about Iran's nuclear program want Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment while negotiations are under... |
Saturday, May 3, 2008 10:15 AM
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Mideast: Mideast Quartet Urges Israel, Palestinians to Honor Commitments
 | (from left) US State of State Rice with FM from Britain and Germany in LondonThe Mideast Quartet of international peace... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 11:09 PM
Mideast: Major Powers Make New Incentives Offer to Iran
 | Foreign ministers of major world powers, meeting in London, have decided to make a new offer of incentives for Iran... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 5:10 PM
Mideast: US Military Targets Al-Qaida in Iraq forces in Mosul
The U.S. military says coalition forces have killed four gunmen and detained 10 other suspects in operations targeting al-Qaida in...
Friday, May 2, 2008 4:12 PM
Mideast: Israeli PM Olmert Questioned on Corruption Allegations
 | The investigation involving Israel's embattled leader is apparently taking a new turn. And his job could be in jeopardy, as... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 1:15 PM
Mideast: Turkish Warplanes Target Kurdish Rebel Bases in Northern Iraq
Turkey's military says its warplanes have raided Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq as part of ongoing operations against the...
Friday, May 2, 2008 11:15 AM
Mideast: Bomb Blast in Yemen Kills 8 at Mosque
 | Yemeni officials say a bomb attack outside a mosque in northwestern Yemen has killed at least eight people and wounded... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 10:11 AM
Mideast: Israeli Prime Minister Questioned by Police on Corruption Allegations
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (file photo)Israeli police have questioned Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as part of an inquiry into... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 9:09 AM
Mideast: US Blames Al-Qaida in Iraq for Wedding Party Attack That Killed 31
 | Iraqi men look down at pavement and gutter stained with blood at site of suicide bomb attack at Balad Ruz,... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 8:12 AM
Mideast: US Urges Arab States to Contribute More Aid to Palestinian Authority
 | U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (File)U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Arab states should contribute more aid to... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 7:11 AM
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