NEWS.com.au | Middle EastThe latest Middle Eastern news from NEWS.com.auLivni tipped to replace Olmert- September 17, 2008 MEMBERS of Israel's ruling Kadima party were voting for a new leader today, with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni favoured by opinion polls to replace scandal-plagued Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24362678-38201,00.html?from=public_rss 16 killed in US embassy attack- September 17, 2008 SIXTEEN people were killed in a car bombing and rocket attack against the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today, including six soldiers, six attackers and four civilians, the interior ministry said.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24361731-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Explosion near US embassy- September 17, 2008 AN explosion has struck near the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, two witnesses said.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24360667-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Two killed in clash over banner- September 17, 2008 TWO people were killed and three others were injured early today in a northern Lebanese village after armed clashes broke out between rival Christian clans over a banner, a security official said.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24359832-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Olmert to meet Abbas again on peace- September 16, 2008 ISRAELI Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed at a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today to hold further peace talks in the coming weeks, even though Mr Olmert will soon stand down.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24359290-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Tribal chiefs warn US on raids- September 16, 2008 LEADERS of an estimated 500,000 tribesmen who have so far remained largely neutral over the conflict in Afghanistan warned last night they were poised to support al-Qaeda and the Taliban unless US forces retreated from their strategy of attacking targets inside Pakistan.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24358326-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Here's the scoop on droppings- September 16, 2008 AN Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to reward and punish pet owners.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24358632-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Lebanese rivals in reconciliation talks- September 16, 2008 LEBANON'S rival factions launched national reconciliation talks today to resolve lingering disputes after a crisis that brought the nation to the brink of civil war.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24356925-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Jail, flogging for women activists- September 16, 2008 AN Iranian appeals court has upheld suspended flogging and jail sentences against two women's rights campaigners, their lawyer was quoted as saying today.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24356505-38201,00.html?from=public_rss Bombs kill 34 in Iraq- September 15, 2008 THREE bomb attacks killed 34 people and wounded dozens more in Iraq today, underscoring the security challenges facing the next US military commander in the country who takes over this week.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24353178-38201,00.html?from=public_rss |