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Israeli Prime Minister dismisses nuclear row
 By BBC News
Israel's leader has played down what is being seen as an embarrassing slip when he appeared to admit the country had a nuclear arms capability. On Monday, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert included Israel among a list of nuclear states, undoing a decades-old stance of "ambiguity" on whether it had the bomb.
Sixty killed in Baghdad suicide truck bombing
 By CNN News
A suicide bomber targeting laborers killed 60 people Tuesday in Baghdad and wounded 220 others, Iraqi officials said.
A pickup truck, loaded with about 440 pounds (200 kilograms) of explosives, pulled into central Baghdad's Tayaran Square as hundreds of unemployed Iraqis holding picks and shovels gathered seeking a day's work.
Beirut rally attracts huge crowd
Photo By Abdelghani Sinno
By BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese are taking part in the latest protest to press the government to cede more power to the opposition or step down.
Led by Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies, the rally is possibly the largest demonstration Beirut has seen.
Annan warns against comprehensive war in the Middle East
 By Alsumaria-TV
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended her countrys policy in Iraq and Middle East as she was skeptical of the panel's recommendation that the United States engage Iran and Syria to persuade them to help stop the spiraling violence in Iraq since she considered they back extremism.
Turkey opens seaport to Cyprus
 By China-Daily.com
Turkey has offered to open a major seaport and an airport to longtime foe Cyprus to try to keep its European Union entry talks on track, Turkish and EU officials said Thursday. The EU called the step positive but insufficient.
Bush, Blair to continue Mid-East peace efforts
 By Tony Eastley
US President George W. Bush doesn't like what he sees in Iraq but the violence, mayhem and lack of security doesn't convince him that a phased withdrawal of American troops is in the best interests of anyone.
Mr Bush has been discussing what to do about the war with the British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The hot topic of conversation has been the recommendations of the bi-partisan Iraq Study Group, particularly the proposal that most US troops leave by early 2008.
1977: Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners
 By UK BBC News
President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt has broken all relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen.
He has ordered their diplomats to leave Egypt within 24 hours and recalled his envoys from the countries.
US not winning conflict in Iraq
 By BBC News
US Defence Secretary nominee Robert Gates has told a Senate committee that the US is not winning the war in Iraq.
Tense Beirut buries unrest victim
 By CNN News
Shiite Muslims on Tuesday buried a young man killed in street clashes in a Sunni Muslim neighborhood as Lebanon's army commander warned that the military may not be able to contain any further protests linked to the country's tense political standoff.
Saddam's lawyers lodge appeal
 By Al-Jazeera.Net
Saddam Hussein's lawyers have appealed against their client's death sentence and accused the Iraqi court of trying to delay the process.
Iraq Prepares To Command Divisions
 By Middle East Newsline
Iraq has been assigned the command of all of its army divisions in the north.
Beirut protests keep pressure on
 By BBC News
Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah and its pro-Syrian allies are on the streets calling for Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's government to go.
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