<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Middle East</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/mideast?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><description>Middle East</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Iraq Has Government, Next Leader Declares]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21612-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21612-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ BAGHDAD, April 27  --  Prime Minister-designate Ibrahim Jafari ended three months of political paralysis Wednesday by announcing he had formed a government and would ask the newly elected National Assembly to approve it.]]></description><author> Caryle Murphy and Khalid Saffar</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy Opens Its Own Probe of Agent's Slaying in Iraq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21597-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21597-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ROME, April 27  --  Dissatisfied with the results of a joint investigation with the United States, Italy on Wednesday began its own probe into the March 4 killing of one of its intelligence agents by U.S. troops in Baghdad.]]></description><author> Daniel Williams</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraqi Legislator Slain, Underscoring Danger]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21768-2005Apr28.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid 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Ann Scott Tyson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian Premier Faces Uproar Over U.S. Probe of Iraq Slaying]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18642-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18642-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  ROME, April 26  --  Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi fended off opposition attacks Tuesday over reports that the U.S. military had absolved its soldiers of any blame in killing an Italian intelligence agent who had just rescued a hostage in Iraq.]]></description><author> Frances D'Emilio</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraqi Leaders Give 6 Cabinet Posts to Sunnis]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18641-2005Apr27.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid 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the past year and disputed suggestions that it represents a lack of progress.]]></description><author> Bradley Graham</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Islamic Activists Sweep Saudi Council Elections]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12398-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12398-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, April 23  --  Saudi Arabia's limited 10-week experiment with electoral democracy ended here Saturday in a sweeping victory for slates of Islamic activists marketed as the "Golden List," who used grass-roots organizing, digital technology and endorsements from popular religious leaders to defeat their liberal and tribal rivals, even here in Jiddah, for decades Saudi Arabia's most diverse and business-driven city.]]></description><author> Steve Coll</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targeting Value in Eastern Europe]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11081-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11081-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Julian Mayo, whose Eastern European stock holdings have helped his mutual fund outperform all of his U.S. peers since 2000, bought shares of Turkish companies for the first time on optimism the country will join the European Union.]]></description><author> Danielle Kost</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iraqi Tips Lead to Arrest of 6 in Helicopter Downing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12401-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12401-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ BAGHDAD, April 23  --  Assisted by tips from Iraqi civilians, U.S. soldiers on Saturday arrested six men suspected of shooting down a civilian helicopter carrying 11 people, including six American security contractors, U.S. military officials said.]]></description><author> Caryle Murphy</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rights Groups Reject Prison Abuse Findings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12400-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12400-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Human rights groups  expressed dismay yesterday over the Army's findings exonerating U.S. generals of prisoner abuse in Iraq, and renewed requests for an independent probe to examine the culpability of senior military and civilian defense officials.]]></description><author> Josh White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurgent Violence Escalates in Iraq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12417-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12417-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ambushes and kidnappings targeting Iraqis and foreigners have surged this month while the new government is caught up in power struggles over cabinet positions.]]></description><author> Ellen Knickmeyer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Some, Seder Passes Over Home Cooking]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10612-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10612-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The matzoh balls float in a peppery poblano broth. The chopped liver comes stuffed in jalapeqo peppers. The gefilte fish is fried and served on a squiggle of green sauce. Soft jazz plays in the background.]]></description><author> Petula Dvorak</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI to Fire Dissident  Agent]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10381-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10381-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  The FBI has moved to fire a veteran agent who  alleged that the bureau had mishandled domestic investigations of the Islamic Resistance Movement, also known as Hamas, the Palestinian group designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.]]></description><author> John Mintz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car Bomb  Kills Nine At Shiite  Mosque]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8570-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8570-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  BAGHDAD, April 22  --  Worshipers gathered the remains of children from pools of blood on the tile floor of a Shiite Muslim mosque Friday after a bombing killed at least nine people in the latest fighting under an Iraqi leadership preoccupied with forming a new government.]]></description><author> Ellen Knickmeyer  and Bassam Sebti</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private Security Workers Living on Edge in Iraq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10547-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10547-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With more hired guns in Iraq than in any other U.S. conflict since the 1991 Persian Gulf War,  armed contractors admit their role is cloudy and controversial.]]></description><author> Ann Scott Tyson</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Army Officers Are Cleared in Abuse Cases]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10546-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10546-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An Army inspector general's report has cleared senior Army officers of wrongdoing in the abuse of military prisoners in Iraq and elsewhere.]]></description><author> Josh White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Soldier Is Convicted In Attack on Fellow Troops]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7210-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7210-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ An Army sergeant who wanted to stop U.S. troops from killing his fellow Muslims was convicted by a military jury yesterday of murdering two colleagues and wounding 14 other soldiers in a chaotic grenade and rifle attack two days after the United States invaded Iraq.]]></description><author> Manuel Roig-Franzia</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insurgents Down Civilian Helicopter Near Iraqi Capital]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6493-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6493-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ BAGHDAD, April 21  --  Insurgents shot down a helicopter with a heat-seeking missile north of the Iraqi capital Thursday, killing all six American security contractors and five others on board, according to U.S. officials and insurgents.]]></description><author> Ellen Knickmeyer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sectarian Strife Rises in Iraq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4390-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4390-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_world/mideast</guid><pubDate>Mon, 2 May 2005 6:02:37 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The bodies of 19 Iraqi soldiers were found piled in a soccer stadium in western Iraq. At the same time, police announced the discovery of 58 corpses, also suspected victims of insurgents, floating in the Tigris River.]]></description><author> Ellen Knickmeyer and Caryle Murphy</author></item></channel></rss>
