<![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Middle East]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/region/4.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com <![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Middle East]]> 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/region/4.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif <![CDATA[GCC: Can The Arab Gulf States Form A Political And Economic Union To Rival The EU And Shut Out Iran?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345737/20120526/gcc-arab-gulf-states-saudi-arabia-kuwait.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345737/20120526/gcc-arab-gulf-states-saudi-arabia-kuwait.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 13:30:59 EDT <![CDATA[India Test Fires Akash Missile Again]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345682/20120526/india-akash-missile-test-fired-surface-air.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345682/20120526/india-akash-missile-test-fired-surface-air.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 05:12:47 EDT <![CDATA[No More Good Men: Egypt’s Presidential Candidates Leave Women In A Quandary]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345638/20120525/egypt-presidential-election-results-women-vote-candidates.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345638/20120525/egypt-presidential-election-results-women-vote-candidates.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 19:49:50 EDT <![CDATA[Egypt's Presidential-Election Results: Morsi And Shafiq Move On]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345628/20120525/egypt-election-results-presidential.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345628/20120525/egypt-election-results-presidential.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:42:20 EDT <![CDATA[Egypt Election: Mohammed Morsi Vs. Ahmed Shafiq - Profiles Of The Front-Runners]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345545/20120525/egypt-elections-mohammed-mursi-ahmed-shafiq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345545/20120525/egypt-elections-mohammed-mursi-ahmed-shafiq.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 12:44:22 EDT <![CDATA[Facebook Shares Drop Again On New Probes Despite Morgan Stanley Investor Pledges]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345501/20120525/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-sahres-sec-fall.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345501/20120525/facebook-ipo-zuckerberg-sahres-sec-fall.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 11:19:16 EDT <![CDATA[China And Israel Expand Military Ties In Sign Of Growing Cooperation]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345464/20120525/china-israel-iran-military-ties-security-beijing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345464/20120525/china-israel-iran-military-ties-security-beijing.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:50:50 EDT <![CDATA[Syrian Opposition Tried To Poison Assad’s Top Aides: Israel]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345449/20120525/syria-assad-opposition-aides-poisoning-assassination-israel.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345449/20120525/syria-assad-opposition-aides-poisoning-assassination-israel.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:23:23 EDT <![CDATA[What's Next For France In Afghanistan?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345439/20120525/hollande-afghanistan-france-troops.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345439/20120525/hollande-afghanistan-france-troops.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:13:10 EDT <![CDATA[Egypt to Choose Between Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Mohammed Morsi and Mubarak's Ex-Military Man Ahmed Shafiq]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345409/20120525/egypt-choose-between-muslim-brotherhood-candidate-ex.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345409/20120525/egypt-choose-between-muslim-brotherhood-candidate-ex.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 07:50:17 EDT <![CDATA[Turkey: PKK Blamed for Suicide Bomb Attack Killing Police Officer in Pinarbasi]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345388/20120525/pkk-turkey-bomb-attack-police-officer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345388/20120525/pkk-turkey-bomb-attack-police-officer.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 07:10:42 EDT <![CDATA[U.S. Senators Act Harsh on Pakistan for Jailing CIA Helper, Cut Aid by $33 Million]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345266/20120525/senators-cut-aid-pakistan-33-million-scandalized.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345266/20120525/senators-cut-aid-pakistan-33-million-scandalized.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 02:28:35 EDT <![CDATA[Muslim Brotherhood Claims Lead In Egyptian Vote]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345189/20120524/egypt-election-muslim-brotherhood.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345189/20120524/egypt-election-muslim-brotherhood.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 20:21:17 EDT <![CDATA[HP Shares Gain Slightly On Whitman’s Job Cuts]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345156/20120524/hp-ibm-job-cuts-27-000-whitman.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345156/20120524/hp-ibm-job-cuts-27-000-whitman.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 17:15:05 EDT <![CDATA[U.S. Seeks Ties With Syrian Rebels]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345116/20120524/sryia-arms-united-states.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345116/20120524/sryia-arms-united-states.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 14:55:17 EDT <![CDATA[Iran Agrees To Resume Nuclear Talks Next Month In Moscow]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345111/20120524/iran-nuclear-baghdad-moscow-eu-weapon.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345111/20120524/iran-nuclear-baghdad-moscow-eu-weapon.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 14:35:52 EDT <![CDATA[“Ethical iPhone”? SumofUs Says No]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345107/20120524/apple-iphone-foxconn-china-factory-slave-labor.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345107/20120524/apple-iphone-foxconn-china-factory-slave-labor.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 14:21:54 EDT <![CDATA[Yemeni Troops Kill Almost Three Dozen Militants In Restive South]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345089/20120524/yemen-al-qaeda-state-soldiers-killing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345089/20120524/yemen-al-qaeda-state-soldiers-killing.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 13:25:35 EDT <![CDATA[Ahmadinejad Congratulates Hezbollah for 'Beating Paper Tiger Zionist Regime']]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345046/20120524/ahmadinejad-congratulates-hezbollah-beating-paper-tiger-zionist.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345046/20120524/ahmadinejad-congratulates-hezbollah-beating-paper-tiger-zionist.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 11:45:13 EDT <![CDATA[How’s Facebook Faring On Thursday?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345029/20120524/facebook-shares-ipo-zuckerberg-value.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345029/20120524/facebook-shares-ipo-zuckerberg-value.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 11:22:15 EDT <![CDATA[Zainab al-Khawaja: Daughter of Bahraini Hunger Striker Sentenced to One Month in Prison]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345011/20120524/zainab-al-khawaja-abdulhadi-bahrain-hunger-striker.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345011/20120524/zainab-al-khawaja-abdulhadi-bahrain-hunger-striker.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 10:46:57 EDT <![CDATA[New Election, Old Tricks For Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344974/20120524/egypt-elections-muslim-brotherhood.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344974/20120524/egypt-elections-muslim-brotherhood.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:07 EDT <![CDATA[How Much Value Has Facebook Lost In A Week?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344942/20120524/facebook-ipo-value-loss.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344942/20120524/facebook-ipo-value-loss.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 08:54:33 EDT <![CDATA[London 2012 Olympics: Ban King’s Son and Head of Bahrain Olympic Committee - Activists]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344905/20120524/bahrain-activists-launch-petition-against-king-s.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344905/20120524/bahrain-activists-launch-petition-against-king-s.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 08:14:01 EDT <![CDATA[Iran Rejects West's Proposal On Nuclear Curbs, Talks Come To A Standstill]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344904/20120524/iranian-nuclear-talks-hits-road-block-iran.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344904/20120524/iranian-nuclear-talks-hits-road-block-iran.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:10 EDT <![CDATA[Israel: Race Riot as Tel Aviv's Poor Hunt Down 'Cancerous' African Migrants [VIDEO]]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344858/20120524/protesters-attack-african-migrants-tel-aviv.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344858/20120524/protesters-attack-african-migrants-tel-aviv.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 06:21:17 EDT <![CDATA[Egypt’s Copts Vote - Between Islamists And A Hard Place]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344853/20120524/egypt-president-elections-coptic-christians.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344853/20120524/egypt-president-elections-coptic-christians.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 06:14:46 EDT <![CDATA[Bethlehem Seal Discovered In Israel, Said To Be Oldest Mention Of Jesus' Town]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344663/20120523/ancient-bethlehem-seal-discovered-israel-jesus.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344663/20120523/ancient-bethlehem-seal-discovered-israel-jesus.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 17:24:29 EDT <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia to Give $3.25bn Aid to Crisis-Hit Yemen]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344543/20120523/saudi-arabia-give-3-25bin-aid-al.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344543/20120523/saudi-arabia-give-3-25bin-aid-al.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:02 EDT <![CDATA[Saudis To Give Yemen $3.25 Billion In Aid]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344515/20120523/yemen-al-qaeda-saudi-arabia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344515/20120523/yemen-al-qaeda-saudi-arabia.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 11:09:55 EDT <![CDATA[Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Calls for Calm after Shia Pilgrims Abducted in Syria]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344478/20120523/hezbollah-s-nasrallah-calls-calm-shia-pilgrims.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344478/20120523/hezbollah-s-nasrallah-calls-calm-shia-pilgrims.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 10:09:19 EDT <![CDATA[Egypt Elections: No Clear Front-runner As Voting Begins]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344453/20120523/egypt-elections-2012.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344453/20120523/egypt-elections-2012.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 09:35:01 EDT <![CDATA[Britain Considers Its Role In Any Potential Iran-Israel War]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344433/20120523/iran-israel-nuclear-talks-war-uk-royal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344433/20120523/iran-israel-nuclear-talks-war-uk-royal.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 09:20:03 EDT <![CDATA[Egyptians Head to Polls to Elect President in Landmark Vote]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344225/20120523/egypt-elections-epypt-presidential-hosni-mubarak-middle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344225/20120523/egypt-elections-epypt-presidential-hosni-mubarak-middle.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 01:09:21 EDT <![CDATA[Pakistan: Gunfire Kills Karachi Civilians During Protest Over Division Of Sindh Province]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344172/20120522/pakistan-karachi-rally-protest-sindh-mohajir.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344172/20120522/pakistan-karachi-rally-protest-sindh-mohajir.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 20:00:47 EDT <![CDATA[Egypt Facing Chaotic Presidential Election As Military Looms Over Supposed Shift To Democracy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344132/20120522/egypt-election-parliament-military-islamist.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344132/20120522/egypt-election-parliament-military-islamist.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 16:53:45 EDT <![CDATA[Iraq Warns Turkey To Halt Kurdistan Pipeline Deal]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344076/20120522/turkey-iraq-kurdistan-oil-baghdad-erbil.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344076/20120522/turkey-iraq-kurdistan-oil-baghdad-erbil.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:18 EDT <![CDATA[U.S. Afghanistan Embassy Confirms Envoy's Resignation After NATO Summit, Cites Health Reasons]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344049/20120522/u-s-afghanistan-envoy-ambassador-crocker-nato.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344049/20120522/u-s-afghanistan-envoy-ambassador-crocker-nato.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 13:02:54 EDT <![CDATA[Bahraini Hunger Striker Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Attends Court in Wheelchair]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343997/20120522/bahraini-hunger-striker-abdulhadi-al-khawaja.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343997/20120522/bahraini-hunger-striker-abdulhadi-al-khawaja.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 11:20:48 EDT <![CDATA[UN Condemns Yemen Bombing: 'Terrorists Must Be Held Accountable']]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343939/20120522/yemen-bombing-obama-national-day-united-nations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343939/20120522/yemen-bombing-obama-national-day-united-nations.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 09:45:01 EDT <![CDATA[Pakistan And Turkey Agree To Strengthen Economic, Trade Ties]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343931/20120522/turkey-pakistan-erdogan-gilani-nato-afghanistan-trade.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343931/20120522/turkey-pakistan-erdogan-gilani-nato-afghanistan-trade.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 09:40:46 EDT <![CDATA[Senate Backs Tougher Iran Sanctions Ahead Of Baghdad Talks]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343903/20120522/iran-nuclear-baghdad-sanctions-oil.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343903/20120522/iran-nuclear-baghdad-sanctions-oil.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 09:06:49 EDT <![CDATA[Facebook Shares Recover After 9% Plunge But Fall Again]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343902/20120522/facebook-ipo-price-social-netwiork.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343902/20120522/facebook-ipo-price-social-netwiork.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 09:02:54 EDT <![CDATA[Muammar Gaddafi’s Ex-Spy Chief to Face Charges in Mauritania]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343897/20120522/muammar-gaddafi-s-ex-spy-chief-face.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343897/20120522/muammar-gaddafi-s-ex-spy-chief-face.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 08:50:19 EDT <![CDATA[Egypt's Presidential Elections: Threat of Military Coup Against Islamists, Warns Ex-Spy Chief Suleiman]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343891/20120522/egypt-omar-suleiman-elections-muslim-brotherhood.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343891/20120522/egypt-omar-suleiman-elections-muslim-brotherhood.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 08:30:43 EDT <![CDATA[OECD Sees Euro Zone Crisis Threatening Global Recovery]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343889/20120522/euro-zone-greece-spain-debt-financial-crisis.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343889/20120522/euro-zone-greece-spain-debt-financial-crisis.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 08:29:28 EDT <![CDATA[IAEA Chief Yukiya Amano Confident Of Nuclear Inspection Accord With Iran]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343853/20120522/iaea-chief-confident-iran-s-nuclear-inspection.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343853/20120522/iaea-chief-confident-iran-s-nuclear-inspection.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 07:14:47 EDT <![CDATA[Iran To Build New Oil Terminal Outside Gulf]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343826/20120522/iran-build-new-oil-pipeline-outside-gulf.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343826/20120522/iran-build-new-oil-pipeline-outside-gulf.htm Tue, 22 May 2012 05:51:08 EDT <![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Now World’s Biggest Oil Producer in Six Years]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343656/20120521/saudi-arabia-opec-iran-japan-india-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343656/20120521/saudi-arabia-opec-iran-japan-india-europe.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 19:16:01 EDT <![CDATA[Al Qaeda Statement Claims 'Revenge' After Suicide Bomb Kills Yemeni Troops In Sanaa]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343637/20120521/yemen-al-qaeda-suicide-bomb-sana-revenge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/343637/20120521/yemen-al-qaeda-suicide-bomb-sana-revenge.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 17:57:22 EDT