GAZA, Jan. 9, 2009 (Reuters) — Israel rejected a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Friday and warplanes and tanks pounded the Palestinian enclave. ... > full story
DAMASCUS, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — A senior Iranian politician met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Damascus on Wednesday as the Palestinian Islamist group considered an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. ... > full story
KHARTUOM, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) — Sudanese protesters have called for attacks on Americans and other foreigners living in Khartoum during rallies against the Gaza offensive, U.S. officials said Wednesday. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) — Iran said on Monday the closing of the office of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi was a legal matter and the authorities would provide security for her if she needed it. ... > full story
LONDON, Jan. 3, 2009 (Reuters) — Thousands of chanting, banner-waving demonstrators marched in cities across Europe on Saturday to demand a halt to Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip. ... > full story
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Helen Suzman, for decades South Africa's most famous white crusader against apartheid, died on Thursday at the age of 91. ... > full story
TEHRAN, Jan. 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Some 150 protesters stood outside the home and office of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi on Thursday accusing her of sympathy for Israel, the Islamic state's foe, a member of her human rights group said. ... > full story
PRAGUE, Dec. 31, 2008 (Reuters) — The Czech Republic took the helm of the European Union on Thursday for a six-month stint in which it must help the bloc tackle its worst economic crisis in generations and deal with renewed conflict in the Middle East. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Protesters burned Israeli and U.S. flags on Sunday in a string of Arab countries and demanded a stronger response from their leaders to Israel's attack on Gaza. ... > full story
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.N. Security Council called early on Sunday for an immediate halt to all violence in Gaza after a day of Israeli air strikes in response to rocket and mortar fire by Gaza militants against Israel. ... > full story
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Iran asks Japan to help end Gaza attacks Jan. 7, 2009 (Tehran Times, Iran) — Iran Wednesday asked Japan to play a larger role in opposing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, the Japanese government said. Iranian Foreign ...
Iran demands end to Gaza offensive Jan. 7, 2009 (Daily Star, Bangladesh) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent 22 envoys to Europe and Asia to push for an immediate halt to Israel's offensive on the Gaza Strip ...
Iran says 70,000 volunteer for Israel fight Jan. 5, 2009 (Boston Globe) — More than 70,000 Iranian students have volunteered to carry out suicide bombings against Israel, Iran's state news agency reported Monday, but ...
Iran: Gaza to turn into cemetery for Israelis Jan. 4, 2009 (Ynet News, Israel) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the Gaza Strip will turn into a "cemetery" for Israelis, following the IDF's ground incursion ...
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