Mideast negotiators to meet for 1st time in months

Last Updated: Monday, January 2, 2012, 09:43

Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will meet for the first time in more than a year in Jordan Tuesday to discuss stalled peace talks.

Iranian no-show at UN Mideast atomic forum

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 21:34

Iran angrily stayed away on Monday from UN atomic agency forum on creating a Middle East free of nuclear weapons.

IAEA head urges `fresh thinking` at Mideast talks

Last Updated: Monday, November 21, 2011, 16:27

Iran is boycotting the meeting, which will hear presentations on already established nuclear-free zones.

US seeking to `occupy` Mideast: Iraqi cleric

Last Updated: Friday, November 4, 2011, 09:22

Muqtada al-Sadr said he`s not satisfied with US President`s pledge to pull all US troops from Iraq by year-end.

India ready to play a role for Mideast peace

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 11:53

Stressing dialogue and negotiations rather than resorting to arms to address people`s grievances, India has said it stands ready to play its role to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

Jordan`s King urges restart of Mideast peace talks

Last Updated: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 16:26

Abdullah says the future for the Middle East and beyond is with the normalcy of peace.

Day One of freedom for Mideast swap club

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 23:24

Shalit, whose skinny frame is the talk of Israel, took a morning stroll with his mother outside the family home.

Israel accepts Quartet call for peace talks

Last Updated: Monday, October 3, 2011, 00:13

Palestinians quickly reaffirmed their refusal to negotiate until settlement-building stops on land they seek for state.

Miracle, muddle or mess possible for Mideast

Last Updated: Friday, September 23, 2011, 22:03

Palestinian leaders have promised statehood demonstrations will be peaceful and, so far, this has been borne out.

Stakes high as Mideast envoys try to defuse UN row

Last Updated: Sunday, September 18, 2011, 16:38

The scramble for compromise continues with envoys from the international `Quartet` of Mideast peacemakers gathering.

Muslims start fasting month amid Mideast turmoil

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 10:35

More than a billion Muslims across the world begin observing this week the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer which this year coincides with deadly turmoil in the Middle East.