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All Rights Reserved.Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:18:18 EDT15http://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/ap/middleeast/main501713.shtml??source=RSS&http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/common/images/v2/logo_cbsnews_small.gif13623Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:17:40 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/13/ap/middleeast/main4516514.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4516514Iraq's prime minister has told a London newspaper that the 4,100 British troops in southern Iraq are no longer necessary to provide security.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:23:46 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/12/ap/middleeast/main4516141.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4516141Iraq's oil minister will meet Monday in London with representatives of international oil companies for the first round of bidding for new contracts in the country since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, the minister's spokesman said.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:15:34 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/12/ap/middleeast/main4515894.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4515894Dirndl-clad waitresses deliver frothy beers, the brass band has the oom-pah music in full drive and there are sausages on the grill.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:15:55 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/12/ap/middleeast/main4515895.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4515895In polarized Lebanon, flaunting a political leader's poster can be enough to spark a gunfight. So shopkeepers on Beirut's al-Maamoun Street are breathing a little easier now that "poster disarmament" has been declared.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:17:45 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/12/ap/middleeast/main4515835.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4515835Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday the rift between his mainstream Palestinian faction and archrival Hamas must end. The Hamas leader, meanwhile, said the time is right for reconciliation.Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:18:42 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/11/ap/middleeast/main4514897.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4514897A Kurdish journalist was gunned down in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police said. A New York-based journalists' group said Saturday it was the 136th killing of a reporter since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq five years ago.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:28:56 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/10/ap/middleeast/main4513876.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4513876The head of an Israeli hospital where an Iranian boy is being treated for a brain tumor said Friday he hoped the gesture will help improve understanding between the bitterly divided countries.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:28:18 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/10/ap/middleeast/main4513099.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4513099About 100 migrants from Somalia are missing and feared drowned in the treacherous waters off the coast of Yemen after smugglers forced them overboard, Yemeni officials and the UN refugee agency said on Friday.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:28:38 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/10/ap/middleeast/main4513100.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4513100Two American journalists who went missing during a vacation in Lebanon were quoted Friday as saying they were "kidnapped" by their taxi driver and taken into Syria, where they were held in custody for a week before being released.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:27:32 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/middleeast/main4511636.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4511636An Israeli legislator says clashes have erupted between Arabs and Jews in a city in northern Israel.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:26:54 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/middleeast/main4509666.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4509666Israel's most famous missing soldier escaped from captivity in Lebanon and probably died 20 years ago while trying to make his way home through difficult terrain, Hezbollah told Israel's government, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:27:13 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/middleeast/main4509668.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4509668The Iraqi embassy in Damascus is organizing free journeys for refugees who want to return from Syria _ the second such project in as many years _ though two days into the campaign Wednesday, there have been no takers.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:25:14 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/middleeast/main4509481.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4509481Israel came to a virtual standstill at sundown Wednesday as Jews across the country began observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their calendar.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:25:16 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/middleeast/main4509352.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4509352The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon says two Americans are missing in Lebanon and is appealing for information on their whereabouts.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:26:37 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/middleeast/main4508647.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4508647A New York-based human rights group accused Jordan's security services Wednesday of carrying out widespread torture in the country's jails.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:26:58 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/ap/middleeast/main4508648.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4508648A police official says at least 10 people died when an apartment building collapsed in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:28:56 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/middleeast/main4507702.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4507702The latest conflict simmering between Lebanon and Israel is all about food: Lebanese businessmen accusing Israel of stealing traditional Middle Eastern dishes like hummus.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:26:45 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/middleeast/main4507153.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4507153Iraq's prime minister welcomed the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest high-level visit by regional Arab dignitaries.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:22:32 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/middleeast/main4505718.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505718A high-level Hamas delegation has crossed into Egypt for talks with the country's intelligence chief as part of Egyptian efforts to mend the rift between Palestinian factions.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:21:37 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/middleeast/main4505541.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505541Recurrent violence in oil-rich parts of Nigeria may provide a sobering lesson for oil companies hoping to work in Iraq _ a place that is much more dangerous despite the fact that attacks are at their lowest level in more than four years.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:25:57 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/ap/middleeast/main4511420.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4511420The U.S. military says an American soldier has been fatally shot by an al-Qaida in Iraq extremist. An Iraqi policeman was also killed in the fighting.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:22:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/middleeast/main4505544.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505544A top Iranian military official on Tuesday urged Iraq to reject a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal, calling the agreement a "disgrace."Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:21:48 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/07/ap/middleeast/main4505517.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4505517Dubai court documents say that a verdict in the trial of a British couple accused of having sex on a beach will be pronounced next week.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:22:12 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4504930.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4504930The television show "Big Brother" will confront a new reality in Israel Wednesday evening with the start of Yom Kippur.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:16:22 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4504651.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4504651Hamas will cease to recognize Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian president after Jan. 8 and replace him with one of its own leaders, according to a resolution approved by the Islamic movement's legislators Monday.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:29:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4504590.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4504590Five Palestinians are suing the Israeli government for $430,000 because Jewish settlers seized their West Bank land for an unauthorized outpost.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:29:24 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4504591.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4504591Three Israeli security figures said Monday they were duped into taking part in an ad supporting Barack Obama made by the same group that was behind comedian Sarah Silverman's "Great Schlep."Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:26:41 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4503877.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4503877The exiled leader of Hamas says talks with Israel over the possible release of an Israeli sergeant are "at a standstill."Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:27:00 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4503878.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4503878The Sudanese military says 116 Darfur rebels have surrendered, and the U.N.-African Union mission is trying to confirm the report.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:26:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4503452.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4503452Turkish warplanes bombed a Kurdish rebel hideout in northern Iraq on Monday _ the third air strike in retaliation for an attack that killed 15 soldiers three days ago.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:26:29 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4503453.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4503453Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Moscow beginning Monday, aiming to focus on Russian arms sales to Israel's enemies. By contrast, Russia hopes the meeting will bolster its image as a Middle East peacemaker.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:25:39 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4503009.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4503009Iran says it has not received any request from the United States to establish a diplomatic outpost in Tehran.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:24:51 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/05/ap/middleeast/main4502529.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4502529Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, traveling to Russia this week on one of his last diplomatic missions, said Sunday he would urge Moscow not to sell sophisticated weapons to Israel's enemies.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:25:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/05/ap/middleeast/main4502533.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4502533With its world's tallest building nearing completion, Dubai said Sunday it is embarking on an even more ambitious skyscraper: one that will soar more than 10 American football fields.Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:22:29 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/05/ap/middleeast/main4502131.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4502131A truck packed with illegal immigrants from Afghanistan and Myanmar overturned in western Turkey on Sunday, killing 18 people and injuring 23, authorities said.Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:26:52 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/06/ap/middleeast/main4503455.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4503455Israel accused North Korea on Saturday of covertly supplying at least half a dozen Mideast countries with nuclear technology or conventional arms.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:19:26 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/ap/middleeast/main4501567.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4501567An American member of al-Qaida is calling on Pakistanis in an English-language video message to put aside differences and establish an Islamic state.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:25:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/04/ap/middleeast/main4501496.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4501496Poland marked the end of its military mission to Iraq with a ceremony Saturday at its main base south of Baghdad, the latest in a string of countries to leave the U.S.-led coalition.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:28:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/ap/middleeast/main4499586.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4499586Israel will use "disproportionate force" if Hezbollah guerrillas attack Israel, a senior military commander said in published comments Friday, adding that any village used to fire missiles against the Jewish state will be destroyed.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:25:43 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/02/ap/middleeast/main4496846.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4496846Yemen's Interior Ministry says 28 Somali migrants have died after their boat capsized off the town of Shabwa because of strong wind and high waves.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:17:37 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/02/ap/middleeast/main4494676.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4494676Sudan's president has warned that attempts to prosecute him on charges of waging a genocidal campaign in Darfur are undermining the peace process aimed at stopping the violence.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:24:28 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/02/ap/middleeast/main4494002.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4494002A leading Iranian nuclear envoy on Thursday suggested the country could reconsider its uranium enrichment program if it gets cast-iron guarantees of regular international fuel supplies for its nuclear power plants.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:24:48 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/02/ap/middleeast/main4494003.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4494003U.S. troops in Iraq were encouraged to vote in November's presidential election during a visit this week by a group of officials from several states.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:25:08 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/02/ap/middleeast/main4494004.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4494004As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at least 4,176 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:29:51 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/01/ap/middleeast/main4491899.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4491899A look at the U.S. military's premier trauma center in Iraq, the Air Force Theater Hospital on Balad Air Base:Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:30:11 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/01/ap/middleeast/main4491901.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4491901U.S. TROOP LEVELS:Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:29:27 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/ap/middleeast/main4489634.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4489634The chief U.N. atomic inspector suggested Tuesday that nuclear weapons states bore some blame for other countries seeking such arms, because they are modernizing arsenals rather than scrapping them.Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:22:45 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/03/ap/middleeast/main4499335.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4499335A new video message purportedly by al-Qaida criticizes Pakistani leaders _ both past and present _ and accuses them of having no concern for the welfare of Muslims.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:26:16 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/middleeast/main4486419.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4486419Israelis ushered in the Jewish New Year on Monday with festive family dinners _ and a warning from their outgoing prime minister that they'll have to return virtually all the land captured in 1967 to win peace with the Palestinians and Syrians.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:23:01 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/middleeast/main4486299.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4486299Iraq will allow doctors to carry guns to protect themselves after hundreds have been targeted and killed since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, the government said Monday.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:26:48 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/middleeast/main4485912.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4485912Excerpts of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's interview Monday with The Associated Press on the status of a deal being negotiated to set the terms to continue a U.S. military presence in Iraq:Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:24:50 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/05/ap/middleeast/main4502279.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4502279Iran's official news agency says the head of the country's nuclear department has canceled his participation in the annual general conference of the UN nuclear watchdog.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:29:53 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/30/ap/middleeast/main4489635.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4489635A new dynamic has emerged in the West Bank: Jewish settlers block roads, burn tires or set fire to Palestinian fields when troops try to dismantle unauthorized settlements.Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:29:22 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/29/ap/middleeast/main4487265.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4487265Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Monday received formal approval to form a new Israeli government, starting the clock on a 42-day period for putting together a new team and resuming Mideast peace negotiations.