http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/mideast/neareast/israel/post?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postPosten-us1514020http://www.washingtonpost.comhttp://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12557-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12557-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT GAZA -- The president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, named three new heads for the security forces and forced hundreds of their men into retirement on Saturday, pushing aside top commanders in Yasser Arafat's old guard.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10381-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10381-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT John Mintzhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6059-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6059-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Dan Eggen and Jerry Markonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62986-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62986-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Mark Laviehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61711-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61711-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT NICOSIA, Cyprus -- A pro-European Union candidate was elected president of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state on Sunday, voted into office by Turkish Cypriots frustrated by decades of international isolation and a stagnant economy.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59610-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59610-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT BEIJING -- Thousands of young Chinese protesters massed in front of the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai on Saturday, shouting "Japanese must die!" and lobbing eggs, bottles and stones despite the presence of a sizable security force and official appeals for order.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58273-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58273-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT IN
Tom Ford, former Gucci and Yves St. Lauren designer, as head of his own line of clothing, eyewear and cosmetics.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53037-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53037-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Michael A. Fletcherhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55058-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55058-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Leaders of Kyrgyzstan's interim government assured Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Thursday that political upheaval in the former Soviet republic would not jeopardize American use of an air base to support the war in Afghanistan.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51851-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51851-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT BEIRUT -- Omar Karami, Lebanon's pro-Syrian prime minister, stepped down Wednesday, saying he was unable to form a new government after nearly seven weeks of deadlock. The move raised doubts about whether upcoming elections would be held on time.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47875-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47875-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Molly Moore and John Ward Andersonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47872-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47872-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Legislation aimed at ending asbestos liability lawsuits in exchange for a $140 billion victims trust fund is near completion, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) said yesterday.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43682-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43682-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Jim VandeHeihttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42713-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42713-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT JERUSALEM -- With a big show of force around a disputed holy site, Israeli police on Sunday blocked a small rally by right-wing Jews that officials had feared might ignite a new round of bloodshed.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40505-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40505-2005Apr9.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT John Ward Andersonhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35460-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35460-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Glenn Frankelhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32745-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32745-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Security forces have killed 15 Islamic militants in four days, including three on their most wanted list, in the most intensive fighting seen in Saudi Arabia's two-year war on terror -- a sign that the kingdom may have al Qaeda on the defensive.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21746-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21746-2005Apr2.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT Craig Whitlockhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20175-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20175-2005Apr1.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, fired several security chiefs on Friday for failing to halt lawlessness in the West Bank and Gaza, two days after gunmen from his Fatah faction fired at his compound.]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14559-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14559-2005Mar30.html?nav=rss_world/mideast/neareast/israel/postSun, 24 Apr 2005 8:07:38 GMT SEOUL -- The world caught a rare glimpse of mob violence in North Korea on Wednesday when soccer fans in the highly controlled state threw bottles, rocks and chairs as the home side lost a televised World Cup qualifier to Iran.]]>