Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/middle-east.html en-en Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:14:00 +0800 5 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/middle-east.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/my/mastheads/222x39_ma_malaysia_news.gif 39 222 http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081007/twl-ml-israel-big-brother-38359fb.html /ap/20081007/r_t_ap_wl_me/twl-ml-israel-big-brother-38359fb_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:14:00 +0800 The television show "Big Brother" will confront a new reality in Israel Wednesday evening with the start of Yom Kippur. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081007/twl-ml-israel-settlements-38359fb.html /ap/20081007/r_t_ap_wl_me/twl-ml-israel-settlements-38359fb_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:27:00 +0800 Five Palestinians are suing the Israeli government for $430,000 because Jewish settlers seized their West Bank land for an unauthorized outpost. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081007/twl-ml-israel-obama-38359fb.html /ap/20081007/r_t_ap_wl_me/twl-ml-israel-obama-38359fb_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:50:00 +0800 Three Israeli security figures said Monday they were duped into taking part in an ad supporting Barack Obama made by the same group that was behind comedian Sarah Silverman's "Great Schlep." AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081006/twl-turkey-kurds-unrest-iraq-military-575b600.html /afp/20081006/r_t_afp_wl_me/twl-turkey-kurds-unrest-iraq-military-575b600_1 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:34:00 +0800 The Turkish army on Monday stepped up operations against Kurdish rebels, bombing their hideouts both in neighbouring Iraq and inside Turkey after 17 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack last week. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081006/twl-ml-iraq-38359fb.html /ap/20081006/r_t_ap_wl_me/twl-ml-iraq-38359fb_3 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:32:00 +0800 A senior Iraqi lawmaker on Monday called for an urgent resolution to Christian demands for a minority quota system in upcoming provincial elections, while the electoral commission ruled out any possibility of holding the vote this year. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081006/twl-turkey-kurds-unrest-iraq-pkk-soldier-575b600.html /afp/20081006/r_t_afp_wl_me/twl-turkey-kurds-unrest-iraq-pkk-soldier-575b600_2 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:01:00 +0800 The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday claimed it had the bodies of two Turkish soldiers killed in a raid last week in southeastern Turkey near the border with Iraq. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081006/twl-ml-israel-astronaut-s-diary-38359fb.html /ap/20081006/r_t_ap_wl_me/twl-ml-israel-astronaut-s-diary-38359fb_1 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:26:00 +0800 Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081005/twl-iran-politics-vote-khatami-575b600.html /afp/20081005/r_t_afp_wl_me/twl-iran-politics-vote-khatami-575b600_1 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:15:00 +0800 Iran's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has revealed he is considering running for the post again next year but cautioned against too high expectations, newspapers reported on Sunday. AFP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081006/twl-ml-israel-palestinians-38359fb.html /ap/20081006/r_t_ap_wl_me/twl-ml-israel-palestinians-38359fb_1 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:23:00 +0800 Israeli Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni warned Sunday that time is running out for a peace agreement with the Palestinians, with extremists gaining strength as negotiations stumble. AP http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20081005/twl-egypt-iraq-diplomacy-575b600.html /afp/20081005/r_t_afp_wl_me/twl-egypt-iraq-diplomacy-575b600_2 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:52:00 +0800 Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit made a surprise visit to Iraq on Sunday, the first such trip since 1990, saying it is the right time to expand relations between the two nations. AFP