 | Election row to be resolved before campaign - Maliki | |
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Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said on Monday he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq’s general election before official campaigning starts on February 12. |
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| | Lebanon president wary of Israeli ‘threats’ | |
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President Michel Sleiman on Monday voiced concern over the latest Israeli warnings to Lebanon\'s Shiite movement Hizbollah and its backer Syria, saying he could "no longer take them lightly". |
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| | UNRWA chief urges Egypt, Arab League to press Israel on Gaza | |
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The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday urged Egypt and the Arab League to press Israel to allow reconstruction equipment into the blockaded Gaza Strip. |
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| | Yemen’s Al Qaeda calls for jihad, fighting in north | |
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The Yemen-based wing of Al Qaeda called on Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula to wage holy war against Christians and Jews in the region, a further sign of the group\'s ambitions to mount new strikes outside its base. |
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| | Chad leader extends olive branch to Sudan's Bashir |  |
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Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno paid a landmark visit on Monday to Khartoum, in a bid to consolidate a thaw in ties and boost efforts to bring peace to Sudan\'s war-torn Darfur region. |
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| | Sudan court reinstates two banned presidential candidates | |
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A Sudanese court on Monday ruled in favour of two candidates who were banned from April\'s presidential election, including the first woman to aspire to the presidency in Africa\'s largest country. |
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| | No war crimes trial for Darfur rebel chief | |
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The International Criminal Court said Monday it will not charge Darfur rebel chief Bahar Idriss Abu Garda over the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in 2007, citing a lack of evidence. |
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| | IAEA chief ‘concerned at Iran uranium plan’ | |
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IAEA chief Yukiya Amano expressed concern on Monday over Iran’s decision to begin higher enrichment of uranium, after the agency received a letter from the Islamic republic informing it of the move. |
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| | AT A GLANCE | |
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Hamas leader Khaled Mishaal on Monday accused the United States of undermining Palestinian unity efforts and said he saw no chance for peace in the Middle East under Israel\'s current leadership. |
