|
|
| Jan.7 |
 Iran |
 |
Iran boats threatened US ships 
| 5 speedboats harassed 3 US navy ships, approaching them and radioing a threat to blow them up. The video and audio recordings shot from one of the three US ships, shows several small ... | |
|
| Jan.9 |
Israel |
|
Bush in Israel amid tight security
|
| Jan.10 |
Jerusalem |
|
Bush predicts 'state of Palestine' |
|
| Jan.12 |
Baghdad |
|
Ban eased on Saddam-era officials
|
| Jan.13 |
United Arab Emirates |
|
Bush: Iran threatens world security |
|
| Jan.15 |
Gaza |
|
Israeli Gaza City raid kills 16
|
| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
|
Israeli attack levels Hamas building |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Iraq on alert for Shia festival |
|
| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
|
Gaza City plunged into darkness
|
| Jan.22 |
 Gaza |
|
Palestinians blow up border wall Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
| The Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel that have become scarce because of a blockade
|
| |
|
| Jan.25 |
Gaza |
|
Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence |
|
| Jan.26 |
Gaza |
|
'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes |
|
| Jan.30 |
 Jerusalem |
|
War report piles pressure on Olmert A report about inconclusive war in Lebanon could determine whether PM holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestini...
|
|
| Feb.1 |
 United Arab Emirates |
 |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Female bombers kill 64 at markets
|
| Feb.6 |
Iraq |
|
Video claims to show al Qaeda kid camp |
|
| Feb.8 |
Turkey |
|
Turks set to ease headscarf ban |
|
| Feb.13 |
 Syria |
 |
Blast kills top Hezbollah commander 
Imad Mughniyeh, suspected in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the last 25 years, has been killed in Syria
|
| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
|
Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war' |
|
| Feb.17 |
Cyprus |
|
President ousted in poll |
|
| Feb.22 |
 Northern Iraq |
|
Turkish troops enter Iraq | Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there. The raid began after an ai... | |
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire
|
| |
Iran |
|
Iran 'nuclear questions remain' |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
'Surge' produces some results
|
| Feb.23 |
Northern Iraq |
|
PKK 'shoots down Turkish chopper' |
|
| Feb.24 |
Iraq |
|
Bombers, gunmen attack Shiite pilgrimage |
|
| Feb.25 |
Northern Iraq |
|
Turks claim 41 rebels killed
|
| Feb.28 |
Gaza |
|
Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip| Israeli forces have kept up attacks on the Strip, where they have killed at least 32 Palestinians, militants and civilians. Gazan drivers are staying at home | |
|
| Feb.29 |
Northern Iraq |
|
Turkish troops pull out of Iraq |
|
|
| Mar.1 |
Gaza |
|
Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens
|
| |
Armenia |
|
President declares state of emergency |
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Iranian President arrives in Iraq |
|
| Mar.2 |
West Bank |
|
Palestinians suspend talks with Israel |
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Israel begins Gaza withdrawal |
|
| Mar.5 |
Jerusalem |
|
Rice talks with top Israeli officials |
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Life in Gaza cited worst since 1967 |
|
| Mar.6 |
Jerusalem |
|
Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary Palestinian gunman infiltrated Mercaz Harav in West Jerusalem in the Kiryat Moshe quarter and opened fire. He was shot dead by an Israeli army...
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Pair of bombs kills 53
|
| Mar.13 |
Mosul |
|
Archbishop death condemned
|
| Mar.15 |
Iran |
|
Hardliners surge ahead in vote
|
| Mar.17 |
Jerusalem |
|
Historic agreement for Israel, Germany |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Female suicide bomber kills 65
|
| Mar.22 |
Jerusalem |
|
Cheney backs Israel over security |
|
| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
|
U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 4,000 |
|
| Mar.25 |
 Basra |
|
Iraq forces battle Basra militias Map of Basra Southern Iraq| Heavy fighting has been raging as thousands of Iraqi troops battle Shia militias in the southern city. British forces carried out air strikes. Clashes have spread to Baghdad's Sadr City.
3 Iraqi army brigades were deployed to Basra as back-up for the offensive. Up... | |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Unrest spreads around Shia Iraq |
|
| Mar.26 |
Baghdad |
|
Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy |
|
| Mar.27 |
Iraq |
|
Death toll climbs as fighting rages on
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Baghdad under curfew amid clashes |
|
| Mar.28 |
Basra |
|
Iraqis' Basra fight not going well |
|
| Mar.30 |
Basra |
|
Moqtada Sadr calls off militias |
|
|
| Apr.7 |
Iraq |
|
Religious leaders want militia intact |
|
| Apr.11 |
Sadr City |
|
Iraq sends tanks into Sadr City
|
| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
|
Bombings kill at least 60 |
|
| Apr.23 |
Gaza |
|
Fuel embargo blocks UN aid |
|
| Apr.24 |
Syria |
 |
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'
|
| Apr.26 |
Iran |
|
Conservatives claim election win |
|
| Apr.30 |
Iran |
|
Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades |
|
|
| May.4 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq First Lady survives bombing |
|
| May.7 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel marks its 60th anniversary |
|
| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
|
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
|
| May.9 |
 Beirut |
|
Hezbollah takes over west Beirut Gunmen from the Shia militant group have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government
|
| May.11 |
Beirut |
|
Hezbollah forces take revolt to mountains |
|
| May.20 |
Qatar |
|
Deal agreed on Lebanon crisis
|
| May.25 |
Beirut |
|
MPs elect new president
|
| May.26 |
Iran |
|
Iran 'withholds nuclear details' |
|
| May.28 |
Jerusalem |
|
Call for PM to stand down
|
|
| Jun.1 |
Iraq |
|
Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply, and the monthly death toll for U.S. troops hit its lowest since...
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem
|
| Jun.2 |
Syria |
|
Syria agrees to nuclear probe |
|
| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
|
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform
|
| Jun.6 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel threatens Iran with attack |
|
| Jun.7 |
Iran |
|
Iraqi PM arrives for talks
|
| Jun.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudi oil output to rise in July |
|
| Jun.17 |
Hamas |
|
Hamas sources say truce with Israel near |
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis
|
| |
Israel |
|
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' |
|
| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
|
Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
| Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas are expected to resume. Olmert has warned that the truce will be fragile
|
| |
|
| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudis to host oil price summit
|
| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
|
| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
|
First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce
|
| |
Tel Aviv |
|
Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare |
|
| Jun.25 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop |
|
| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal |
|
|
| Jul.2 |
Jerusalem |
|
Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage | 30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead. Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road. The m... | |
|
| Jul.6 |
Dubai |
|
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt
|
| Jul.8 |
Iran |
|
Iran tests new long-range missile The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have successfully test-fired a Shahab-3, whose range puts it within reach of Israel
|
| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
|
Israel 'ready to act' over Iran |
|
| Jul.11 |
Jerusalem |
|
Olmert corruption probe widened |
|
| Jul.14 |
Turkey |
|
86 indicted on terror charges |
|
| Jul.16 |
Israel |
|
Israel swaps prisoners for bodies | Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006. Israel has handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners and is releasing the remains of 200 Lebanese and other fighters. El... | |
|
| |
Beirut |
|
Militants get heroes' welcome home |
|
| Jul.17 |
Israel |
|
Israel buries remains of returned soldier |
|
| Jul.24 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq banned from Summer Olympics |
|
| Jul.25 |
Gaza |
|
Five die in Gaza City explosion |
|
| Jul.27 |
Iran |
|
29 convicts executed
|
| Jul.28 |
Baghdad |
|
4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq |
|
| Jul.29 |
Iraq |
|
Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics |
|
|
| Aug.2 |
Gaza |
|
Fleeing Fatah supporters enter Israel About 180 pro-Fatah Palestinians seeking refuge from a Hamas crackdown in Gaza City were allowed into Israel
|
| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
|
U.S. troops may leave by 2011
|
| Aug.24 |
Jerusalem |
|
200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed |
|
|
| Sep.7 |
Jerusalem |
|
Olmert 'should be indicted' |
|
| Sep.10 |
Lebanon |
|
Lawmaker killed in blast
|
| Sep.15 |
Baghdad |
|
Gates arrives to oversee command change |
|
| Sep.17 |
Yemen |
|
Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Livni claims win in Kadima vote |
|
| |
Southern Iraq |
|
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash |
|
| Sep.21 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by allegations of corruption, formally announced his intention to resign at a Cabinet meeting
|
| Sep.22 |
Jerusalem |
|
President taps Livni to form government
|
| Sep.24 |
Baghdad |
|
Deal over province elections |
|
| Sep.26 |
Syria |
|
Damascus blast kills at least 17 |
|
|
| Oct.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban
|
| Oct.11 |
Mosul |
|
Threatened Christians flee Mosul |
|
| Oct.16 |
Azerbaijan |
|
Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory |
|
| Oct.26 |
Syria |
|
U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria |
|
|
| Nov.10 |
Baghdad |
|
Triple bombings kill at least 30 |
|
| Nov.16 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal
|
| Nov.27 |
Baghdad |
|
Parliament OKs pact on U.S. troops' future After months of tough negotiations and intense political wrangling, Iraqi lawmakers approved the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement
|
|
| Dec.4 |
West Bank |
|
Hebron settlers evicted by force |
|
| Dec.11 |
Northern Iraq |
|
Restaurant bomber kills 55 |
|
| Dec.14 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush Bush made a farewell visit, where he met with Iraqi leaders, talked to the media and joked after a man threw shoes at him
| Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, was wrestled to the floor by security guards after during a news conference he called Bush 'a dog' and threw his footwear, just missing the president
|
| |
|
| Dec.15 |
Sadr City |
|
Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker |
|
| Dec.16 |
Israel |
|
Tourist bus crash kills 24
|
| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
|
UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July' |
|
| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
|
Hamas declares Israel truce over The Islamist militant group says it has ended its six-month ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip. It expired at 0400 GMT on Friday
|
| Dec.23 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal |
|
| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
|
Hamas launch more rockets into Israel |
|
| Dec.27 |
Gaza |
|
Airstrikes pounded targets in Gaza At least 225 killed in Israeli attacks. An Israeli army spokeswoman said her country is ready to continue the attacks 'as long as it takes'
| Israel was responding to an escalation in rocket attacks from Gaza. Missiles struck security compounds and militant bases. About 700 others were wounded. Gaza officials: Most of those killed were policemen in the Hamas militant movement, but women and children also died
|
| |
|
| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
|
Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza enter third day |
|
| Dec.29 |
Jerusalem |
|
Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Gaza death toll exceeds 375 |
|
| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
|
Growing calls for Gaza ceasefire
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Israel considers truce amid airstrikes |
|
| Dec.31 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel rejects Gaza truce calls |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Iran |
Iran boats threatened US ships | 5 speedboats harassed 3 US navy ships, approaching them and radioing a threat to blow them up. The video and audio recordings shot from one of the three US ships, shows several small ... | |
|
| Jan.15 |
Gaza |
Israeli Gaza City raid kills 16
|
| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
Israeli attack levels Hamas building |
|
| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
Palestinians blow up border wall Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
| The Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel that have become scarce because of a blockade
|
| |
|
| Jan.25 |
Gaza |
Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence |
|
| Jan.30 |
Jerusalem |
War report piles pressure on Olmert A report about inconclusive war in Lebanon could determine whether PM holds onto his job long enough to try to make peace with the Palestini...
|
| Feb.6 |
Iraq |
Video claims to show al Qaeda kid camp |
|
| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war' |
|
| Feb.22 |
Northern Iraq |
Turkish troops enter Iraq | Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there. The raid began after an ai... | |
|
| Feb.22 |
Baghdad |
Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire
|
| Feb.22 |
Iran |
Iran 'nuclear questions remain' |
|
| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
'Surge' produces some results
|
| Feb.23 |
Northern Iraq |
PKK 'shoots down Turkish chopper' |
|
| Feb.25 |
Northern Iraq |
Turks claim 41 rebels killed
|
| Feb.28 |
Gaza |
Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip| Israeli forces have kept up attacks on the Strip, where they have killed at least 32 Palestinians, militants and civilians. Gazan drivers are staying at home | |
|
| Feb.29 |
Northern Iraq |
Turkish troops pull out of Iraq |
|
| Mar.1 |
Gaza |
Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens
|
| Mar.2 |
Gaza |
Israel begins Gaza withdrawal |
|
| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 4,000 |
|
| Mar.25 |
Basra |
Iraq forces battle Basra militias Map of Basra Southern Iraq| Heavy fighting has been raging as thousands of Iraqi troops battle Shia militias in the southern city. British forces carried out air strikes. Clashes have spread to Baghdad's Sadr City.
3 Iraqi army brigades were deployed to Basra as back-up for the offensive. Up... | |
|
| Mar.25 |
Iraq |
Unrest spreads around Shia Iraq |
|
| Mar.26 |
Baghdad |
Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy |
|
| Mar.27 |
Iraq |
Death toll climbs as fighting rages on
|
| Mar.27 |
Baghdad |
Baghdad under curfew amid clashes |
|
| Mar.28 |
Basra |
Iraqis' Basra fight not going well |
|
| Mar.30 |
Basra |
Moqtada Sadr calls off militias |
|
| Apr.7 |
Iraq |
Religious leaders want militia intact |
|
| Apr.11 |
Sadr City |
Iraq sends tanks into Sadr City
|
| Apr.24 |
Syria |
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'
|
| May.9 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah takes over west Beirut Gunmen from the Shia militant group have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government
|
| May.11 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah forces take revolt to mountains |
|
| May.26 |
Iran |
Iran 'withholds nuclear details' |
|
| Jun.1 |
Iraq |
Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply, and the monthly death toll for U.S. troops hit its lowest since...
|
| Jun.2 |
Syria |
Syria agrees to nuclear probe |
|
| Jun.6 |
Jerusalem |
Israel threatens Iran with attack |
|
| Jun.17 |
Hamas |
Hamas sources say truce with Israel near |
|
| Jun.17 |
Israel |
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' |
|
| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce
|
| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
| Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas are expected to resume. Olmert has warned that the truce will be fragile
|
| |
|
| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce
|
| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal |
|
| Jul.8 |
Iran |
Iran tests new long-range missile The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have successfully test-fired a Shahab-3, whose range puts it within reach of Israel
|
| Jul.16 |
Israel |
Israel swaps prisoners for bodies | Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006. Israel has handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners and is releasing the remains of 200 Lebanese and other fighters. El... | |
|
| Jul.17 |
Israel |
Israel buries remains of returned soldier |
|
| Aug.2 |
Gaza |
Fleeing Fatah supporters enter Israel About 180 pro-Fatah Palestinians seeking refuge from a Hamas crackdown in Gaza City were allowed into Israel
|
| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
U.S. troops may leave by 2011
|
| Aug.24 |
Jerusalem |
200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed |
|
| Sep.15 |
Baghdad |
Gates arrives to oversee command change |
|
| Sep.17 |
Southern Iraq |
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash |
|
| Oct.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban
|
| Oct.26 |
Syria |
U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria |
|
| Nov.16 |
Baghdad |
Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal
|
| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July' |
|
| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
Hamas declares Israel truce over The Islamist militant group says it has ended its six-month ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip. It expired at 0400 GMT on Friday
|
| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
Hamas launch more rockets into Israel |
|
| Dec.27 |
Gaza |
Airstrikes pounded targets in Gaza At least 225 killed in Israeli attacks. An Israeli army spokeswoman said her country is ready to continue the attacks 'as long as it takes'
| Israel was responding to an escalation in rocket attacks from Gaza. Missiles struck security compounds and militant bases. About 700 others were wounded. Gaza officials: Most of those killed were policemen in the Hamas militant movement, but women and children also died
|
| |
|
| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels
|
| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza enter third day |
|
| Dec.29 |
Jerusalem |
Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas
|
| Dec.29 |
Gaza |
Gaza death toll exceeds 375 |
|
| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
Growing calls for Gaza ceasefire
|
| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
Israel considers truce amid airstrikes |
|
| Dec.31 |
Jerusalem |
Israel rejects Gaza truce calls |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Gaza |
Gaza City plunged into darkness
|
| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
|
| Sep.17 |
Southern Iraq |
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash |
|
| Dec.16 |
Israel |
Tourist bus crash kills 24
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jul.24 |
Baghdad |
Iraq banned from Summer Olympics |
|
| Jul.29 |
Iraq |
Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut A cable was cut off the emirate of Duba, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
|
| Apr.30 |
Iran |
Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades |
|
| Jun.1 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem
|
| Jun.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi oil output to rise in July |
|
| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to host oil price summit
|
| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
|
| Jul.6 |
Dubai |
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt
|
| Dec.16 |
Israel |
Tourist bus crash kills 24
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Gaza |
'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes |
|
| Feb.1 |
Baghdad |
Female bombers kill 64 at markets
|
| Feb.13 |
Syria |
Blast kills top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, suspected in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the last 25 years, has been killed in Syria
|
| Feb.24 |
Iraq |
Bombers, gunmen attack Shiite pilgrimage |
|
| Mar.6 |
Jerusalem |
Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary Palestinian gunman infiltrated Mercaz Harav in West Jerusalem in the Kiryat Moshe quarter and opened fire. He was shot dead by an Israeli army...
|
| Mar.6 |
Baghdad |
Pair of bombs kills 53
|
| Mar.13 |
Mosul |
Archbishop death condemned
|
| Mar.17 |
Iraq |
Female suicide bomber kills 65
|
| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
Bombings kill at least 60 |
|
| May.4 |
Baghdad |
Iraq First Lady survives bombing |
|
| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
|
| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis
|
| Jun.25 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop |
|
| Jul.2 |
Jerusalem |
Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage | 30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead. Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road. The m... | |
|
| Jul.11 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert corruption probe widened |
|
| Jul.14 |
Turkey |
86 indicted on terror charges |
|
| Jul.25 |
Gaza |
Five die in Gaza City explosion |
|
| Jul.27 |
Iran |
29 convicts executed
|
| Jul.28 |
Baghdad |
4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq |
|
| Sep.7 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert 'should be indicted' |
|
| Sep.10 |
Lebanon |
Lawmaker killed in blast
|
| Sep.17 |
Yemen |
Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack
|
| Sep.26 |
Syria |
Damascus blast kills at least 17 |
|
| Oct.11 |
Mosul |
Threatened Christians flee Mosul |
|
| Nov.10 |
Baghdad |
Triple bombings kill at least 30 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Northern Iraq |
Restaurant bomber kills 55 |
|
| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
Hamas declares Israel truce over The Islamist militant group says it has ended its six-month ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip. It expired at 0400 GMT on Friday
|
| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
Hamas launch more rockets into Israel |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Israel |
Bush in Israel amid tight security
|
| Jan.10 |
Jerusalem |
Bush predicts 'state of Palestine' |
|
| Jan.12 |
Baghdad |
Ban eased on Saddam-era officials
|
| Jan.13 |
United Arab Emirates |
Bush: Iran threatens world security |
|
| Jan.18 |
Iraq |
Iraq on alert for Shia festival |
|
| Feb.8 |
Turkey |
Turks set to ease headscarf ban |
|
| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war' |
|
| Feb.17 |
Cyprus |
President ousted in poll |
|
| Feb.22 |
Baghdad |
Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire
|
| Feb.22 |
Iran |
Iran 'nuclear questions remain' |
|
| Mar.1 |
Armenia |
President declares state of emergency |
|
| Mar.1 |
Baghdad |
Iranian President arrives in Iraq |
|
| Mar.2 |
West Bank |
Palestinians suspend talks with Israel |
|
| Mar.5 |
Jerusalem |
Rice talks with top Israeli officials |
|
| Mar.5 |
Gaza |
Life in Gaza cited worst since 1967 |
|
| Mar.13 |
Mosul |
Archbishop death condemned
|
| Mar.15 |
Iran |
Hardliners surge ahead in vote
|
| Mar.17 |
Jerusalem |
Historic agreement for Israel, Germany |
|
| Mar.22 |
Jerusalem |
Cheney backs Israel over security |
|
| Mar.26 |
Baghdad |
Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy |
|
| Apr.7 |
Iraq |
Religious leaders want militia intact |
|
| Apr.23 |
Gaza |
Fuel embargo blocks UN aid |
|
| Apr.24 |
Syria |
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'
|
| Apr.26 |
Iran |
Conservatives claim election win |
|
| May.7 |
Jerusalem |
Israel marks its 60th anniversary |
|
| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
|
| May.20 |
Qatar |
Deal agreed on Lebanon crisis
|
| May.25 |
Beirut |
MPs elect new president
|
| May.28 |
Jerusalem |
Call for PM to stand down
|
| Jun.1 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem
|
| Jun.2 |
Syria |
Syria agrees to nuclear probe |
|
| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform
|
| Jun.6 |
Jerusalem |
Israel threatens Iran with attack |
|
| Jun.7 |
Iran |
Iraqi PM arrives for talks
|
| Jun.17 |
Israel |
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' |
|
| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to host oil price summit
|
| Jun.24 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare |
|
| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal |
|
| Jul.6 |
Dubai |
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt
|
| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
Israel 'ready to act' over Iran |
|
| Jul.16 |
Beirut |
Militants get heroes' welcome home |
|
| Jul.17 |
Israel |
Israel buries remains of returned soldier |
|
| Sep.15 |
Baghdad |
Gates arrives to oversee command change |
|
| Sep.17 |
Jerusalem |
Livni claims win in Kadima vote |
|
| Sep.21 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli PM Olmert declares intent to resign Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, dogged by allegations of corruption, formally announced his intention to resign at a Cabinet meeting
|
| Sep.22 |
Jerusalem |
President taps Livni to form government
|
| Sep.24 |
Baghdad |
Deal over province elections |
|
| Oct.5 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban
|
| Oct.11 |
Mosul |
Threatened Christians flee Mosul |
|
| Oct.16 |
Azerbaijan |
Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory |
|
| Nov.16 |
Baghdad |
Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal
|
| Nov.27 |
Baghdad |
Parliament OKs pact on U.S. troops' future After months of tough negotiations and intense political wrangling, Iraqi lawmakers approved the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement
|
| Dec.4 |
West Bank |
Hebron settlers evicted by force |
|
| Dec.14 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush Bush made a farewell visit, where he met with Iraqi leaders, talked to the media and joked after a man threw shoes at him
| Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, was wrestled to the floor by security guards after during a news conference he called Bush 'a dog' and threw his footwear, just missing the president
|
| |
|
| Dec.15 |
Sadr City |
Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker |
|
| Dec.23 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal |
|
| Dec.31 |
Jerusalem |
Israel rejects Gaza truce calls |
Middle East
Business
Sports
Disasters Timeline
... See World Disasters timeline
Sports Timeline
... See World Sports timeline
Business Timeline
... See World Business timeline
Crime & Justice Timeline
... See World Crime & Justice timeline
Politics Timeline
... See World Politics timeline
Palestinians blow up border wall 
War & Army Timeline
... See