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Iran to hold war games
22 Nov 2009, 7:27AM
Iran will begin large-scale air defence war games on Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack.
Iraqi MPs to meet on election wrangle
22 Nov 2009, 5:51AM
Iraqi MPs will meet again to try to break the deadlock on a stalled electoral law which has left the country's planned January general election in doubt.
Swine flu kills four hajj pilgrims
22 Nov 2009, 5:52AM
Swine flu has killed four pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Palestinians to set new date for vote
21 Nov 2009, 7:07AM
Palestinian officials say a new date for parliamentary and presidential elections will be set next month.
Scores injured by Afghan bombs
20 Nov 2009, 6:05PM
A day after Presdient Karzai was re-inaugurated, a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a town in
southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 12 people and wounding
dozens more, while another attacked a market place.
Iraqi MPs aim to end election deadlock
20 Nov 2009, 6:43AM
Iraqi MPs will vote on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, threatening the January vote.
Karzai promises to deliver as world watches
19 Nov 2009, 8:15PM
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has been sworn in, pledging to learn from his mistakes, invite rival Abdullah Abdullah into government, and claiming his country will take over security in five years.
Iran rejects nuclear fuel deal
19 Nov 2009, 6:28PM
Iran has rejected plans to send most of its low-enriched uranium abroad, delivering a blow to UN-brokered efforts to allay concerns over its nuclear ambitions.
US 'disappointed' at Iraq election veto
19 Nov 2009, 7:31AM
The US has voiced disappointment with the veto of a law governing Iraq's January election and urged its leaders to clear up concerns in order for polls to go ahead.
Iraq poll in jeopardy as VP vetoes law
18 Nov 2009, 9:09PM
Iraq's general election planned for January, only the second since the
fall of Saddam Hussein, has been thrown into jeopardy after Vice
President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law.
Iran protesters face death
18 Nov 2009, 2:05PM
Five people arrested after Iran's disputed presidential election have reportedly been condemned to death and another 81 jailed for up to 15 years.
Iran says UN has cleared nuclear program
18 Nov 2009, 7:31AM
Iran's nuclear envoy has denied that a UN inspection tour of its recently revealed uranium enrichment site has turned up evidence it is seeking nuclear weapons.
Schwarzenegger wows US troops in Iraq
17 Nov 2009, 9:25AM
Arnold Schwarzenegger has flown in to Iraq to visit US troops, drawing cheers from servicemen and women, some of whom were lucky enough to be gifted a cigar.
Yemen, rebels clash near Saudi border
17 Nov 2009, 7:21AM
Yemeni armed forces and Zaidi Shi'ite rebels fought a fierce battle on Monday near the border with Saudi Arabia, as the rebels appealed to the Arab League.
Yemen tribesmen kidnap Japanese engineer
17 Nov 2009, 7:13AM
Gunmen have kidnapped a Japanese engineer near the Yemeni capital and want to exchange him for an arrested fellow tribesman, a local official said.

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