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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 31 December 2006 Palestinians participate a rally to protest Saddam Hussein's execution in Jenin, 31 Dec 2006 The Palestinians have condemned the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. But as Robert Berger repo
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth president of Iran. He was elected to power in 2005. Prior to becoming president, he served as mayor of Teheran for two years and fought in the Iran-Iraq War. Ahmadinejad is rarely out of the news. He has locked horns
By Challiss McDonough Sharm el-Sheikh 22 May 2006 Many Arab countries are in the midst of reforms designed to diversify and strengthen their economies. But the pace of political reform varies from cou
By VOA News 11 January 2008 President Bush says both Palestinians and Israelis have difficult choices and painful concessions to make if they are to reach a lasting peace agreement. Speaking in Jerusalem Thursday, the U.S. president called on Israel
By Paula Wolfson Jerusalem 10 January 2008 After talks in Jerusalem and on the West Bank, President Bush is getting ready to embark on the second half of his Middle East tour. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports he is heading to five
Recent clashes between Jews and Israeli Arabs in the northern Israeli city of Acre have highlighted tensions that exist between Arabs and Jews - even in areas of the country where the two have coexisted peacefully for decades. VOA's Luis Ramirez rep
By Jeff Swicord Dearborn, Michigan 18 September 2009 CIA Director Leon Panetta told Arab-American and Muslim leaders this week to join efforts to reduce the threat of terrorism in the U.S. Speaking in the heart of Michigan's large Middle Eastern com
Arab Spring Migrants Trapped by Italys Economic Crisis The flow of migrants from Libya to Europe has resumed following the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi in October. Since the uprisings in Libya and Tunisia earlier this year, tens of thousands of migra
Palestinians in East Jerusalem are protesting what they say are preparations by Israel to demolish scores of Arab homes. The Arab residents accuse the Israelis of trying to push them out of Jerusalem, which both Israel and the Palestinians claim as
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated a previous demand that Israel halt all settlement building before direct peace talks can resume, during a meeting Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. It was a day of intense diploma
Clinton Criticizes Syrias Assad in Mideast Democracy Speech Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has systematically violated all terms of the Arab League-mediated peace plan for his country. In a p
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 21 December 2007 Analysts and activists in the Middle East say the year 2007 in some Arab countries was marked by backtracking from the tentative moves toward more democratization and openness that had been seen in 2005 an
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 20 September 2007 Two senior U.S. officials in East Africa say the situation in Somalia is improving despite continued violence. They have pledged American support for a joint Arab-African peacekeeping force for the shattered
By Ron Corben Bangkok 14 September 2006 Thailand's new election commission has postponed general elections scheduled for October for at least a month. The announcement comes amid uncertainties over whether Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will stay
Syria appears to be profiting from the recent Gaza conflict and is emerging from several years of diplomatic isolation to become a key player, again, in the Middle East's diplomatic arena. President Bashar al-Assad's support for Hamas is bringing Sy
Fears of a global recession and falling oil prices are driving Gulf stock markets down dramatically, once again, and the generally morose economic climate has Arab investors scrambling for cover, as Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Beirut. Stock
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 July 2007 Iraq's National Security Adviser Muaffak al-Rubaie expressed concern about a migration of terrorists from Iraq into Arab countries and Europe. He also said he would not be surprised if those involved in the th
By Meredith Buel Washington 05 June 2007 This week marks the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Middle East War, a six-day conflict that led to Israel's stunning victory over three Arab armies. Analysts say, however, the four decades that followed brought
Israeli police are on high alert after a mixed Jewish-Arab town is hit by ethnic violence. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. An Israeli man examines his shattered car windshield following clashes between Israeli Arab and Jewish
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is on a trip to the Middle East, where he says he will tell two key American allies they should not worry about any potential improvements in American relations with Iran. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Secreta