CNN Middle East News- Suicide blast kills Yemeni troopsA suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform set off a blast that killed more than 100 soldiers, authorities said, in what appears to be the deadliest attack ever on troops in Yemen. […]
- Syria troubles spill into LebanonThe impact of Syria's troubles have spread to Lebanon. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Beirut. […]
- Soldiers shoot anti-Assad clerics in LebanonThe international community called for restraint Monday after deadly clashes were triggered in Beirut by the deaths of two religious clerics, both of whom were opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. […]
- NATO shuns intervention in SyriaThe U.S. ambassador to NATO says the alliance has no plans for military intervention in the Syrian crisis, as reports of deaths mount by the dozens and diplomatic efforts have yet to stymie the bloodshed. […]
- Ex-Yemeni President Saleh hospitalizedFormer Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was admitted Sunday to a military hospital in Sanaa, the second time that he's been to a hospital this month, a government official said. […]
- Suicide blast kills Yemeni troops
Daily Archives: June 29, 2008
News from the Middle East: Israel, Iran, and the Palestinian territories
Today the Israeli minister’s council agreed on releasing Samir Kuntar the Lebanese prisoner with another four of his companions and an unknown number of Palestinian prisoners in order to return its two Israeli kidnapped soldiers.
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Israel does not expect that the two soldiers are still alive.
