http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/middle_east/ The latest stories from the Middle East section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:56:40 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11162585 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11162585 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:46:04 GMT Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11169725 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11169725 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:08:56 GMT The US president hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11147300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11147300 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:11:52 GMT Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11157793 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11157793 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:16:56 GMT France says that "insults" in Iran's media aimed at France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, are "unacceptable". http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11141301 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11141301 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:10:56 GMT More than 150 Israeli academics say they will no longer lecture or work in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11141774 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11141774 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:51:38 GMT An Israeli rabbi says the world would be better without Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, prompting strong criticism from US officials. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11127409 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11127409 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:59:42 GMT US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq ahead of the official end of the US combat mission there at midnight on Tuesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11132877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11132877 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:44:59 GMT Doctors remove 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan housemaid who said her employer in Saudi Arabia hammered them into her body. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11109726 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11109726 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:18:00 GMT A full judicial inquiry into all those killed in the war in Iraq should be held, the UK-based Iraq Body Count campaign group says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11105428 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11105428 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:07:29 GMT Vets at Cairo's Giza Zoo are experimenting with the human birth control pill in an attempt to slow their rapidly expanding population of lions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11099756 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11099756 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:52:13 GMT Syrian soaps have become popular across the region in recent years due to their realistic plots which have also caused controversy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11102416 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11102416 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:40:34 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790556.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790556.stm Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:28:09 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790690.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790690.stm Wed, 05 May 2010 14:06:39 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737642.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737642.stm Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:31:11 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790877.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790877.stm Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:46:57 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791014.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791014.stm Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:27:18 GMT Key facts, figures and dates 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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/819291.stm Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:05 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791083.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791083.stm Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:29:40 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791867.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791867.stm Thu, 27 May 2010 10:33:38 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791892.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791892.stm Thu, 27 May 2010 10:20:28 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791921.stm Thu, 27 May 2010 11:02:07 GMT Key facts, 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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737620.stm Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:13:41 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/784383.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/784383.stm Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:02:32 GMT A profile of the Syrian plateau captured by Israel in 1967 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/3393813.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/3393813.stm Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:09:22 GMT The Israeli novelist David Grossman on how the Middle East conflict tore his family apart. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11171955 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11171955 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:13:39 GMT Why Middle East peace is so important to President Obama http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11167164 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11167164 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:37:58 GMT Where are Iraq's 55 "most wanted" as the US combat mission ends? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11155798 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11155798 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:30:33 GMT Troubled geography of Israel and West Bank as seen from above http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11139865 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11139865 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:45:31 GMT Teen death renews concern over female mutilation in Egypt http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11143144 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11143144 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:53:06 GMT Syria struggles as farmers flee four-year drought http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11114261 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11114261 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:02:17 GMT John Simpson on the legacy of America's 'imperial moment' http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11135500 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11135500 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:10:08 GMT Life in Iraq during the US occupation http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11128747 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11128747 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:07:36 GMT