Full Coverage: Middle East

02/27/2007 ARBIL, Feb 26 (IPS) - The security situation in Iraq's northern oil rich-city Kirkuk has deteriorated over the past few weeks as a constitutional deadline approaches to determine the fate of the city.

02/26/2007 Religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq are facing unprecedented levels of violence, and in some cases risk being eradicated completely from their ancient homeland, according to a new report.
From Minority Rights Group International.

02/22/2007 An "alarming upsurge" in executions in Saudi Arabia, with at least 17 people already executed in 2007, was condemned by Amnesty today.

02/22/2007 Conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are close to meltdown, an international charity said today as the U.S., EU, Russia and the UN met to discuss Middle East peace hopes.
+ OneWorld Guide to Palestine

02/22/2007 Farhang Jahanpour examines the background to the U.S. House of Representatives "momentous decision" to formally repudiate President Bush's decision to send 21,500 new combat troops to Iraq.

02/16/2007 Europe is failing to help the thousands of Iraqis suffering on its doorstep, according to the European Council on Refugees and Exiles.

02/15/2007 Concern over Britain's policy of deporting Iraqis - on the grounds that the country is safe enough to live in - hit a new peak yesterday with reports of the beating and arrest of Kurds who were forcibly returned to Iraq earlier this week.

02/14/2007 A violent civil war now dominates Iraq. If the country is to be stabilised, a central government with a monopoly on coercion must be rebuilt with administrative capacity to give it legitimacy, says Toby Dodge.

02/14/2007 Yhdysvaltain kongressi avasi oven presidentti George Bushin hyökkäykselle Irakiin. Nyt kongressin pitää estää hyökkäyksen toistuminen Iraniin, vaatii Nuclear Age Peace Foundationin puheenjohtaja David Krieger.

02/14/2007 Lt. Ehren Watada was right to refuse to serve in the Iraq war, which he deemed to be in violation of international law, says legal professor Marjorie Cohn who was barred from testifying at his trial.

02/13/2007 Confused about what's really going on in Iraq? Would you like to know more about life for regular Iraqis, the problems they face and the solutions being implemented? We'll send your questions to OneWorld's Person of the Year, Dr. Rashad Zidan, and post her answers from Baghdad.

02/13/2007 Human rights advocates are active in villages throughout the West Bank and Gaza, and aid donors should support this "exciting" development with money, networking and technical assistance, says a new report.
From The Advocacy Project

02/13/2007 Highly motivated and energetic human rights advocates are helping communities meet local needs across the Palestinian territories, says a new report urging more international funding to support their grassroots work.

02/12/2007 NAJAF, Feb 12 (IPS) - New evidence is emerging on the ground of an Iranian hand in growing violence within Iraq.

02/09/2007 Etelä-Afrikan ammattiyhdistysliike virittelee boikottia Israelia vastaan. Ensikohteena ovat avokadot, mutta taka-ajatuksena on lopettaa timanttien hionta Israelissa.

02/07/2007 A brave group of young Sunni and Shia artists and poets are coming together to demand peace.

02/07/2007 FORT LEWIS, Washington, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Attorneys for the first commissioned officer to refuse to serve in Iraq plan to appeal if he's convicted at a court martial this week on a U.S. military base at Fort Lewis, Washington.

02/07/2007 The organizers behind the large antiwar demonstrations in the United States launched a campaign Wednesday to pressure Congress to reject President George W. Bush's request for another $93 billion for the war in Iraq.
From: United for Peace and Justice

02/07/2007 The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources signed an agreement with the World Water Council in Ankara recently to host the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, that takes place in March 2009.

02/06/2007 A United States military assault on Iran will fortify not undermine the mullahs' regime, says Nasrin Alavi.