Category:Middle East

B

• [+] Bahrain‎ (26 articles; 1 subcategory)

C

• [×] Cyprus‎ (35 articles)

E

• [+] Egypt‎ (121 articles; 5 subcategories)

H

• [×] Hamas‎ (106 articles)
• [×] Hezbollah‎ (48 articles)

I

• [+] Iran‎ (364 articles; 10 subcategories)
• [+] Iraq‎ (658 articles; 6 subcategories)

I cont.

• [+] Israel‎ (409 articles; 8 subcategories)
• [×] Israel/Palestine Conflict‎ (61 articles)

J

• [×] January 13, 2005‎ (10 articles)
• [×] Jordan‎ (22 articles)

K

• [×] Kuwait‎ (19 articles)

L

• [+] Lebanon‎ (130 articles; 4 subcategories)

O

• [×] Oman‎ (14 articles)

P

• [+] Palestine‎ (224 articles; 6 subcategories)

Q

• [+] Qatar‎ (24 articles; 1 subcategory)

S

• [+] Saudi Arabia‎ (79 articles; 1 subcategory)
• [+] Syria‎ (66 articles; 3 subcategories)

U

• [+] United Arab Emirates‎ (41 articles; 2 subcategories)

Y

• [+] Yemen‎ (39 articles; 2 subcategories)

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• "Black box" found near crash site of Ethiopian Airlines flight
• "Civil defence" thwarts Israeli air strike on Gaza refugee camp

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• $106 billion war bill backed by U.S. House of Representatives

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• 'Bang bang': UK mercenary charged with murdering colleagues gives evidence in Iraq
• 'Black box' found near crash site of Airblue flight

1

• 1,000 arrested in Iraq in crackdown against al-Qaeda
• 1,000+ of Saudi Arabia's guest workers feared drowned
• 100th British soldier killed in Iraq
• 13 U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash
• 14 Indian, Pakistani pilgrims killed in Iraq
• 14 US soldiers dead after helicopter crash in Iraq
• 15 confirmed dead after Iraq bombing
• 15 Royal Navy sailors captured at gunpoint by Iranian guards
• 17 troops killed in bombing on Afghanistan-Pakistan border; Separate bombing kills dozens of civilians
• 18 illegal Afghan and Burmese immigrants killed in truck crash in Turkey
• 188 Fatah supporters permitted to enter Israel
• 19 killed in Baghdad blast

2

• 20 fleeing Lebanese villagers killed by Israeli missile
• 2005 Mediterranean Games close in Almeria
• 2006 Formula 1 season starts with GP of Bahrain
• 2008-09-21: CCTV footage shows bombing of Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan
• 26 Americans, mostly CIA agents, charged for kidnapping in Italy
• 27 dead after consuming poisonous alcohol
• 27 die from pipeline explosion in Diwaniya, Iraq
• 27 reported dead in Iranian suicide bombings

3

• 30 dead in Baghdad bomb blasts, hundreds of people injured
• 30 people die in bombing in northwestern Pakistan
• 31 killed in Afghanistan bus bombing
• 34% more Americans killed in Iraq during past 12 months than in previous 12 months
• 38 people die in suicide attack during political rally in Pakistan

4

• 400 Survivors rescued from ferry disaster
• 43 dead in Iraqi bomb blast
• 45 killed after Yemen protesters fired upon

5

• 5 killed, 35 injured in train crash in Israel
• 51 killed in Yemen election rally stampede

6

• 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks eastern Turkey
• 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Iran
• 63% of Israelis want Olmert to quit

7

• 700,000 march in Beirut; Hezbollah leader lambasts Bush and Rice
• 75 Iraqi militants reported dead in U.S. offensive
• 75 million left without Internet access after fault in undersea cable
• 77 dead after flooding in Saudi Arabia
• 77 names added to fallen journalist memorial in Washington, D.C.

8

• 800 British troops being pulled out of Iraq

9

• 9 US soldiers killed in Iraq bombing; 20 others wounded

A

• Abbas and Olmert meet before Bush visit
• Abbas fires security chiefs for failure to curb lawlessness
• Abbas orders more security reforms, hundreds of security officers to be forced to retire
• Abductors of American journalist Jill Carroll release videotape with demands
• Abu Dhabi starts constructing 'green city'
• Abu Ghraib prison burns after riot
• Abu Ghraib prison camp struck by tractor bomb
• Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in airstrike
• Accidental explosion occurs in Israel
• According to UN report, bribes cost Afghans US$2.5 billion per year
• Ad-hoc Liaison Committee meets in Oslo, Norway
• Afghan government claims U.S. air strike killed dozens of civilians
• Afghan government: More than 90 civilians killed by US airstrike
• Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah withdraws from elections
• Afghan Taleban attacks NATO base; several dead
• Afghanistan sees worst days of violence since 2001
• Afghanistan suicide bomb leaves seven Americans dead
• Afghanistan's parliament rejects Karzai's cabinet nominations
• Afghanistan: Suicide attackers kill several people in Kabul
• Afghans riot after civilians die in crash
• Ahmadinejad pictures: Iran Gov't denies hostage-taker allegations
• Ahmadinejad to free British navy personnel

A cont.

• Al Jazeera airs new Osama Bin Laden tape
• Al Jazeera cameraman killed in eastern Libya
• Al Jazeera English news channel to go live today
• Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reported "wounded"
• Al-Jazeera airs new video of Ayman al-Zawahri
• Al-Qaeda in Iraq second-in-command reported killed during US raid
• Al-Qaeda says bin Laden death will 'not be wasted'; Pentagon releases videos of terrorist leader in compound
• Al-Qaeda threaten to kill British Prince Harry in Iraq
• Al-Qaeda warns Saudi Arabia of attacks
• Al-Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, calls for 'strikes against Jewish and American interests'
• Algerian teen falls to death in Mecca; rape, murder suspected
• Ali Hassan al-Majid and two others sentenced to death by Iraqi court
• American diplomats unwilling to go to Iraq may be forced, says State Department
• American journalist in Iran freed from prison
• American military deaths in Iraq reach 3000
• Amnesty International accuses Israel of "war crimes" in Lebanon
• Amnesty International tells Iran to free imprisoned journalists
• Amnesty report's criticisms rejected by Bush administration
• Anger and unrest continue over US raid in Laghman, Afghanistan
• Annan demands Hezbollah free abducted soldiers and Israel lift blockade
• Anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo beaten by the police
• Appeals court confirms death penalty for Saddam Hussein
• Arab League, Group of Eight leaders discuss crisis in the Levant
• Arab summit comes to an end
• Arabsat puts Arabic news channel back on the air
• Ariel Sharon's brain shows activity
• Ariel Sharon's condition worsens
• ARM: 2010 worst year for Afghanistan since US invasion
• At least 150 militants and 50 Pakistani troops killed in clashes
• At least 175 killed, 200 injured in northwestern Iraq
• At least 29 dead after bombings in Iraq
• At least 41 killed in bombings in Iraq
• At least 60 killed in Iraq suicide bombings
• At least 63 killed by Iraqi suicide bombs
• At least eight dead after bombings in Iraq
• At least eight dead after drone strikes in Pakistan
• At least fifteen dead in Iraq after gunmen attack central bank
• At least four killed by bomb thrown from motorcycle in Cairo
• At least four UN peacekeepers killed, six injured by bomb in Lebanon
• At least fourteen dead in Pakistan after drone strikes
• At least twelve killed after building collapses in Alexandria, Egypt
• Attack on U.S. embassy in Syria halted in progress
• Attacks in Iraq kill over 100
• Attorney general drops case against Israeli participants in Freedom Flotilla
• Auckland International Airport may become a hub for Emirates Airline
• Audio tape released of missing Israeli soldier
• Australia to withdraw troops from Iraq this year
• Australian activists break into Pine Gap spy facility
• Australian DFAT director knew of trucking company involved in alleged Iraqi kickbacks
• Australian Governor-General travels to Kuwait amidst terror threats
• Australian Prime Minister targets Obama on Iraq
• Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan
• Australian wheat kickback report handed to Governor-General
• Authenticity of new Abu Ghraib photos confirmed
• Authorities impose vehicle ban on Baghdad
• Avian flu cause of Egyptian woman's death
• Avian Flu is confirmed in Egypt
• Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks about Iranian presidential election protests at prayers
• Ayatollah Emami-Kashani calls Americans 'murderers'
• Ayatollah Rafsanjani commemorates Iran-Iraq battle victory
• Ayman al-Zawahiri releases new tape
• Ayman al-Zawahri releases new video tape

B

• Baghdad bombing kills several people, scores injured
• Baghdad judge clears pair of murdering six foreign soldiers
• Bahrain Grand Prix cancelled amid political turmoil
• Ban on cluster bombs adopted by 111 countries
• Basra, Iraq raid by UK forces to rescue soldiers from police

B cont.

• BBC and Sky networks reject Gaza appeal
• BBC correspondent missing
• BBC Reporter Alan Johnston is released in Gaza
• BBC reporter could be released within next few hours
• Beirut car bomb targets Hamas official
• Belgian peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon
• Benazir Bhutto receives Irish peace prize
• Bible publishing firm in Turkey attacked; 3 killed
• Bilawal Bhutto, son of Benazir, to assume leadership of PPP
• Bin Laden's former driver convicted of supporting terrorism
• Blair agrees Iraq is a disaster
• Blair, Brown promise an extra £540 milllion to Pakistan, Iraq
• Bloggers cite rumors of US "secret war" with Iran and Syria
• Body of missing Desert Storm pilot found in Iraq
• Body of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan found in Moroccan lake
• Boeing 747 cargo plane breaks in two after failed takeoff at Brussels Airport
• Bomb blast at Iraqi football match kills 25, many wounded
• Bomb blast in Iran injures three civilians
• Bomb blast near Mosul, Iraq kills at least 40
• Bomb blasts in Iraq kill nearly 200
• Bomb blasts kill several in Iran
• Bomb discovered in toilet on Iranian plane; defused safely
• Bomb explodes on busy Beirut street
• Bomb explosions kill several people in central Baghdad
• Bomb on Jerusalem bus kills one, over 30 injured
• Bomb threat on UK–Egypt plane; diverted to Greece
• Bombing in Iraq kills US Marines and civilians
• Bombings in Iraq kill dozens
• Bombings in Iraq kill eight; many wounded
• Bombings in Iraq kill scores
• Bombings kill over 100 in Baghdad
• Bombings reported in southeastern Iran
• Bombs kill several during Iraq football game
• Brazilian delegation returns from Arafat funeral
• Brazilian kidnapped in Iraq
• Brazilian President arrives in Israel to start Middle East tour
• Britain expects troops out of Iraq within next 4 years
• British army bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan
• British man charged with double murder in Iraq
• British military denies secret meeting regarding action against Iran
• British navy personnel back home
• British Prime Minister calls for the immediate release of 5 Britons kidnapped in Iraq
• British sailors detained by Iran "to be tried for espionage"
• British sailors detained, released after yacht accidentally crosses into Iranian waters
• British soldier killed by explosion in Afghanistan
• British top General says troops are unwelcome in Iraq
• British warship HMS Invincible put up for auction online
• Britons seized from finance ministry in Iraq
• Buffalo, NY magazine to publish Prophet Muhammad cartoons
• Building collapses in Mecca at eve of Hajj pillgrimage
• Burj Dubai becomes world's tallest tower
• Burns engages India on civil nuclear energy pact
• Bus crash kills six, injures Iraqi minister in Jordan
• Bush Administration changes official position on legitimacy of Qur'an desecration allegations
• Bush and Putin suggest potential for World War III
• Bush has a rehearsed tele-conference with US troops in Iraq
• Bush makes a surprise visit to Iraq
• Bush pledges support for Turkey after meeting with PM
• Bush pressured Israel to seize Chinese aircraft
• Bush reacts to the Iraq Study Report
• Bush says missile shield "urgently" needed to counter Iranian threat
• Bush says US troop build-up in Iraq has brought 'hope'
• Bush urges OPEC to raise output whilst in Saudi Arabia
• Bush urges US allies in Middle East to support Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
• Bush warns gulf States of Iran 'threat'
• Business Brief for April 3, 2006