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British embassy staff to stand trial over protests
Cleric's threat prompts EU backlash and warning that ambassadors may be recalled in retaliation / British Government blamed for post-electionbloodshed and accused of inciting ‘velvet revolution’
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Concern grows for UK staff in Iran
Friday, 3 July 2009
A threat to put British Embassy staff on trial over alleged involvement in anti-government protests further heightened diplomatic tensions.
Syria's president offers invitation to Obama
Friday, 3 July 2009
Bashar al-Assad wants Barack Obama to visit Damascus for talks, in a sign that relations between the two countries may be thawing.
Amnesty accuses Israel of Gaza war crimes
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Israeli forces killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of Gaza Strip homes in attacks that amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International charged today, in the first in-depth human rights group report on the recent war in Gaza.
Mousavi faces prison threat
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Iran's chief prosecutor asked to consider charges that carry 10-year jail term
New charges for Israeli troops
Thursday, 2 July 2009
The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled that the army must file more serious charges against soldiers filmed abusing a bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoner last year.
Iraqi government approves BP oil field offer
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Iraq's government has approved a BP-led consortium's offer to develop a giant oil field in the south of the country.
Mousavi declares Iran government illegitimate
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi today said the new government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was "illegitimate," in a statement posted on his website.
Bidding war for Iraq's oil contracts sputters into life
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Government plays hardball in fees payable to international oil companies.
Shiite cleric hopeful about US pullback in Iraq
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
A Shiite cleric whose followers have been blamed in some of Iraq's worst violence today gave a cautious welcome to the withdrawal of US combat troops from cities.
Sarkozy urges Israel to sack Foreign Minister
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has advised the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to fire his Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, according to two senior Israeli government officials.
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