Iraq Passes Crucial Election Law
After weeks of stalemate, lawmakers approved a law to administer a critical election that could determine how quickly U.S. combat forces leave.
U.S. Adviser to Kurds Stands to Reap Oil Profits
Peter W. Galbraith, a former U.S. ambassador, could earn millions as a result of his ties to the Iraqi Kurds and a Norwegian oil company.
Iran’s artists join growing boycott of state
A growing boycott of state-sponsored ceremonies is under way by many Iranian cultural figures in protest at the policies of the hardline regime
The Saturday Profile: An Arms Dealer Returns, Now Selling an Image
Adnan M. Khashoggi, the arms dealer involved in Iran-Contra and other major scandals, is trying to make a comeback, now selling his connections.
Women Ascend to Iraq s Elite Police Officer Corps
Fifty women joined 1,050 male classmates in what U.S. officials called a step forward for Iraq.
Saudis Claim to Beat Back Yemeni Rebels in Border Area
Houthi rebels dismissed Saudi Arabia s claim, saying Saudi troops had collapsed and retreated from the area.
Rebuilding Its Economy, Iraq Shuns U.S. Businesses
Baghdad s first trade fair since the invasion six years ago attracted 396 companies, but only a few from the United States.
US fails to match Mideast rhetoric
Top diplomats acknowledge that Washington has failed to make substantial progress on the Arab-Israeli conflict and that Tehran was likely to reject a compromise offer
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Clash at a Border Crossing
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded two others in a confrontation near a Gaza Strip border crossing on Friday.
Iran criticises Oxford memorial to Neda
A college of Oxford University has set up a scholarship in memory of Neda Salehi Agha-Soltan, the young Iranian woman whose death during the June post-election unrest provoked outrage and became a symbol of regime brutality
Impasse Over, Lebanon Forms Cabinet
The agreement ended a long period of gridlock that illustrated once again the myriad dysfunctions of the country s bitterly divided political class.
News Analysis: Saudis Efforts to Swat Rebels From Yemen Risk Inflaming Larger Conflict
A battlefront between the Arab world s leading Sunni power and Shiite Iran, even at one remove, could dramatically elevate sectarian tensions across the region.
Campus Elections in Lebanon Mirror Society s Politics
The results of student council elections in Lebanon are seen as crucial indexes of a party s overall popularity and routinely make the front pages of national newspapers.
At Arafat Memorial, Abbas Pushes Independence Fight
President Mahmoud Abbas told an audience of backers from his Fatah movement that it was time for the Palestinians to reach their goal of an independent state.
U.S. Moves to Seize Properties Tied to Iran
Federal prosecutors sought a Manhattan skyscraper, the Piaget Building, and parcels of land that are home to mosques in Queens, Maryland, Texas and California.
Memo From Riyadh: Influence of Egypt and Saudi Arabia Fades
America s closest Arab allies are increasingly viewed in the region as diminished actors, political experts say.
Minorities in Iraq s North Seen as Threatened
Human Rights Watch warned that Christians, Shabaks and Yazidis in northern Iraq could suffer a catastrophe.
