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This is the category for the Middle East news region. Our news regions often approximate, but do not always precisely follow, traditional regional boundaries. The Middle East is a region centered on the Arabian peninsula (itself sometimes considered a subcontinent) and overlaps parts of Africa, Asia, and a small part of Europe. Latest storiesRefresh this list to see the latest articles.
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Pages in category "Middle East"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 1,746 total.
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- Jaafari nominated Iraq PM
- Jailed American journalist in Iran sentenced to eight years in prison
- Jawad al-Maliki named Iraqi prime minister
- Jenson Button wins 2009 Bahrain Grand Prix
- Jenson Button wins 2009 Turkish Grand Prix
- Jimmy Carter blasts Blair for "subservience" to Bush
- John Kerry criticizes news media, joins call for inquiry on Downing Street Memo
- John Kerry visits Iraq to build regional support against Islamic State
- Jon Lujan named United States flag bearer for 2014 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
- Jordan declares intent not to renew land lease to Israel
- Jordan ends eight-year stay on executions, hangs eleven
- Jordan's King Abdullah meets survivors of Beslan school siege
- Jordanian king dissolves parliament, calls for general election two years ahead of schedule
- Journalist freed from Baghdad captors
- Journalist Gebran Tueni murdered
- Journalists escape after being kidnapped in Syria
- Journalists in Gaza City injured in Israeli airstrike
- Judge dismissed in Hussein trial
- Judging the Courts: Wikinews interviews Prof. Lawrence Douglas
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- K'nesset Member Natan Sharansky resigns from coalition government to protest planned Gaza withdrawal
- Kerry hospitalized after cycling accident
- Khamenei denounces US 'bullying', praises martyrdom operations
- Khamenei OKs talks with US on Iraq
- Khamenei visits head of Islamic Iraqi Council
- Khamenei: US and Israeli intel services responsible for Iraqi shrine bombing
- Khatami: dialogue is best solution to solve Iran's nuclear controversy
- Kidnappers of BBC reporter Alan Johnston deny his release
- Kimberly Dozier heading back to US
- King Fahd of Saudi Arabia announced dead
- King of Bahrain declares state of emergency
- Kofi Annan notes high turnout in 2005 Iraq elections
- Kofi Annan to appoint secret mediator for Israeli soldier release negotiations
- Kofi Annan: Iraq situation much worse than civil war
- Kucinich asks Bush about alleged US support for armed insurgency in Iran
- Kurdish forces advance as international opposition to Islamic State grows
- Kurdish militants in Iraq declare cease-fire with Turkey
- Kurds announce deal with Assad's government as Turkey invades Syria's northeast
- Kuwait donates US$500 million to Katrina relief efforts
- Kuwait parliament gives women the vote
- Kuwait stateless protest for rights
- Kuwaiti court sentences seven to death for June mosque bombing
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- Land conflict mars Good Friday in Jerusalem
- Land mine explodes in Siirt, Turkey killing three soldiers, injuring six others
- Large explosion in Beirut kills many including former prime minister
- Last Gaza settlement cleared, West Bank towns prepare to resist
- Latest 'CableGate' disclosures hint at US diplomatic tactics in Spain and beyond
- Laura Bush in Saudi Arabia to promote breast cancer awareness
- Laura Bush visits Middle East in goodwill tour
- Lawmakers ask US Secretary of State for Gaza crisis help
- Leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq arrested
- Leak suggests John Kerry will recognise Israel as Jewish state
- Leaked poll finds 45% of Iraqis support suicide bombers who attack allied forces
- Leaked Syrian government emails indicate weapons supplied to Hamas
- Lebanese Army and Fatah al-Islam resume fighting
- Lebanese cabinet talks re-started by new PM
- Lebanese Christian leader assassinated
- Lebanese politician George Hawi assassinated as historic elections end
- Lebanese President to skip Arab Summit
- Lebanese Prime Minister steps down
- Lebanese-Syrian meetings reach full withdrawal accord
- Lebanon car bombings kill dozens outside mosques
- Lebanon child abduction charges against mother may be dropped in exchange for custody
- Lebanon delays presidential vote
- Lebanon elects army chief as new president
- Lebanon faces humanitarian crisis
- Lebanon fighting escalates as UN debates ceasefire
- Lebanon forms unity government with Hezbollah-led opposition
- Lebanon goodbye to Syrian forces
- Lebanon government wins ‘vote of confidence’
- Lebanon yields to opposition tide
- Lebanon: UN resolution won't end conflict
- Lethal earthquakes rock western Iran, 70 or more die
- Letter from 1988 says Iran needed to aquire nuclear weapons to win the war with Iraq
- Libya accuse Qatar of intervening on side of rebels
- Libya blocks access to Internet
- Libya frees foreign HIV medics
- Libya lifts death sentences for nurses but makes demands
- Libyan court upholds death sentence for foreign medics in HIV case
- Local al-Qaida leader killed in eastern Yemen
- Low morale reported among U.S. soldiers in Iraq
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- Magnitude 5.4 earthquake shakes Pakistan
- Mahmoud Abbas asks UN urgently attend to hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners
- Mahmoud Abbas: The Palestinians are eager to achieve peace with Israel
- Main UN compound in Gaza shelled with 'white phosphorus'
- Malaysian car maker unveils 'Islamic car'
- Man apologizes for grandfather's duty as a concentration camp guard
- Man arrested in slaying of six-member family near Tel Aviv, Israel
- Man attempts to bring 700 snakes onto a plane
- Man commits suicide by jumping from Burj Khalifa
- Man who shot Pope released from prison in Turkey
- Manipulation alleged in the "Mohammad Cartoons" affair
- Mansour announces election plans for Egypt after violence and protests
- Many dead in Egyptian resort blasts
- Mass graves of thousands of ISIL victims found, UN reports
- Massive anti-government protests in Egypt continue into second day, several killed
- Masterminds of USS Cole and Limburg bombings escape from Yemeni prison
- Mauritania cuts ties with Israel, expels Israeli diplomats
- McGovern calls for whistleblowing before alleged US attack on Iran
- Mecca stampede kills hundreds
- Media reports: Israeli warplanes training in Iraq
- Michael Jackson shops in women's clothes
- Middle East peace conference begins in Annapolis, Maryland
- Middle Eastern troops enter Bahrain after protests
- Militant leader hanged by Iran
- Militants bomb Gaziantep, Turkey police headquarters
- Militants in Pakistan torch NATO, US military vehicles
- Militants of Palestine Deny Recent Ceasefire Claim
- Military plane crash in Iran, at least 100 dead
- Millions march in France and around the world in support of Charlie Hebdo
- Minibus bombing in Iraq kills nine, injures 24
- Minnesota Governor opposes state funds to Iran-tied company
- Mohamed ElBaradei: Highly enriched uranium found in Iran is "of little significance"
- Mokha, Yemen bomb kills photojournalist, at least five others
- More political, soccer-related unrest in Iran follows Bahrain victory
- More than 100 reported dead after Syrian troops move against protesters
- More than a dozen reported dead after Syrian protests
- Mother's plea to U.S. president gains widespread attention
- Mozilla, Creative Commons, Wikimedia Foundation announce Bassel Khartabil Free Culture fellowship following execution of open culture activist
- Mubarak arrested in Egypt ahead of corruption probe
- Mubarak refused permission to leave Egypt for treatment after heart attack
- Mubarak sentenced to life in prison over protester deaths
- Mubarak summoned by Egyptian prosecutors to face allegations of killings and corruption
- Mujahedeen Army issues threat of attack on Vatican City
- Mujahideen Shura Council claims responsibility for various attacks in Iraq
- Muqtada al-Sadr calls for end to fighting
- Musharraf denies government involvement in death of Bhutto
- "Muslim Brotherhood" facing troubled times
- Muslim opens first Arab Holocaust museum in Nazareth
- MV Rachel Corrie seized by Israeli Naval Forces
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- NATO and Iran talk for first time in 30 years
- NATO leaders meet for two day summit in Wales
- Nauru raises media visa application fee from AU$200 to $8,000
- Navigator of downed Russian jet found alive in Syria
- Nearly a dozen killed in suicide bomber attack in Iraq
- Negotiations for hijacked Saudi oil tanker begin
- Netanyahu calls for European Jews to move to Israel
- Netanyahu pushed previous prime minister Olmert to attack Iran, according to Wikileaks cables
- Netanyahu quits over Israel's pullout plan
- Netanyahu's Likud party wins election in Israel
- New flotilla planned to set sail for Gaza Strip
- New Ishaqi controversy set off by US air raid
- New ocean forming in African desert
- New photos of Abu Ghraib prison abuse
- New report details strain on US Army
- New UK Jewish group formed; differs with Board of Deputies over Israel
- New video of captured British troops aired; protests at UK embassy in Tehran
- New video released shows BBC journalist Alan Johnston wearing 'explosive belt'
- New videotape of Ayman al-Zawahiri aired on Aljazeera
- New Zealand newspapers publish "Mohammad Cartoons"
- Newspaper alleges U.S. drawing up plans to attack Iran
- Newspaper editor shot dead in Iraq
- Nicaragua's Ortega visits Imam Khamenei in Iran
- Nigerian ex-governor James Ibori arrested in Dubai
- Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up airliner
- Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua reported dead
- Nine dead, scores injured after bombing in Iran
- Nineteen activists killed by Israeli commandos aboard aid convoy bound for Gaza
- Nineteenth Maccabiah Games open in Jerusalem
- Ninety New Zealanders evacuated from Lebanon
- No un-Islamic hairdo, makeup, or ties for Iranian men
- No-fly zone demanded by Syrian protesters
- Norman Kember returns home safely
- North Korea denies cooperation with Iran on nuclear programs
- Norway to withdraw troops from Iraq
- Norway's Warholm wins gold in 400 m hurdles at World Championships in Doha
- Number of private contractors killed in Iraq and Afghanistan passes 1,000
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- Obama and Romney battle in second U.S. presidential debate
- Obama approval ratings hit new lows
- Obama commutes whistleblower's sentence: Chelsea Manning to walk free in 120 days
- Obama supports Middle East protesters in speech
- Obama to Muslims: 'Americans are not your enemy'
- Obama's private prayer published in Israeli newspaper
- Obama's suspension of Guantanamo repatriations criticized
- Obama, Romney battle over foreign policy in final U.S. presidential debate
- Observing the 2012 Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the US, and wider world
- Officers reprimanded for crashing British nuclear sub
- Official: Iraqi elections now set for March 7
- Officials report 29 rebels killed in Yemen after clashes
- Officials say crashed Ethiopian plane didn't follow suggested tower directions
- Officials: Almost 100 killed in air raids in Pakistan
- Officials: Eight insurgents killed in Orakzai, Pakistan
- Officials: Two soldiers and over 30 insurgents killed in Pakistan
- Officials: US drone strike kills five in Pakistan
- Oil facilities in Saudi Arabia hit by drone attacks
- Oil falls $1.19 on news of al-Zarqawi death
- Oil for food scandal: UN releases third report
- Oil prices at new high on fears of Turkish attack in Iraq
- On the campaign trail in the USA, September 2020
- On the campaign trail, September 2012
- One of Saddam Hussein's defense lawyers thrown out of court
- One of the "Lackawanna Six" may have been among Yemeni prison escapees
- Opposition agrees to join Lebanese government
- Opposition calls for mass protests in Bahrain
- Orrin Hatch accidentally compares Iraq to Vietnam
- Osama bin Laden killed in U.S. operation in Pakistan, White House says
- Oscar Foreign Film race narrowed to nine films
- Over 100 Shiite rebels killed in Yemen, government says
- Over 270 civilians reported killed from shelling in Syria
- Over 30 killed in a Baghdad restaurant bombing
- Over 50 dead after Iraq bombing
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