Global Issues News Headlines for “Middle East”

U.S.: Obama Returns to Greater Middle East Mess

2009-11-20T00:00:00-08:00

As Barack Obama arrives home from his weeklong tour of East Asia, he confronts a growing list of ever more urgent problems in the Greater Middle East that he inherited from George W. Bush's 'global war on terror'.

Mideast: U.S. Credibility as Peace Broker Eroding by the Day

2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, movement in the standoff between the two sides can be as often backward as it is forward. The past couple of weeks have seen moves from both sides that have garnered the attention of the world, but forward progress remains elusive.

Rights-Mideast: Palestinians See Writing on the Wall

2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

The three-storey, 36-room Cliff Hotel used to be a favourite with Western pilgrims in quest of the ‘authentic Holy Land flavour’, as also with Jerusalem Palestinians for wedding parties.

Mideast: West Is East, When Israel Decides

2009-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Along a wall not about to come down - a hotel no longer a hotel, but an outpost.

Health-Egypt: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu Steps

2009-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top.

Mideast: Palestinians Threaten Unilateral Independent State

2009-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

Following the political deadlock between the Israelis and Palestinians, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has decided to take the matter directly to the U.N. Security Council.

Corruption: Afghanistan, Iraq Near Bottom of Transparency Index

2009-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

Despite billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and other countries to improve governance in Afghanistan and Iraq, the two countries remain among the world's most corrupt nations, according to the latest edition of Transparency International's (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

Politics: Iran Began Preparing for U.S. Bombing in 2002

2009-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published new evidence Monday that Iran had been building 'contingency centres' in the event of a U.S. bombing attack as early as 2002, years before it began building the second enrichment facility at Qom.

Mideast: U.S. Takes Aim Over Jordan's Shoulder

2009-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

In the bleak and seemingly endless desert expanse that unfolds east of Jordan's capital city, Amman, lies a crucial cog in the ambitious regional designs of the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East.

Mideast: Gazans Brace for Cold, Bleak and Miserable Winter

2009-11-16T00:00:00-08:00

Tens of thousands of Gazans living in tents and damaged homes face a wet, cold and miserable winter as Israel’s blockade of the coastal territory continues to prevent the importation of building and reconstruction material.