http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:52:56 +0200 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:52:56 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-13-voa43.cfm?rss=middle east People in Gaza desperate, says UNRWA's John Ging D8E383EC-F394-AAC2-C7B1D9000291F2C3 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:18:52 +0200 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:18:52 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-13-voa46.cfm?rss=middle east Israeli attack splits moderate Arab rulers and people D8E383FB-A761-135F-2BE6EA2D00962F76 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:19:22 +0200 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:19:22 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-13-voa67.cfm?rss=middle east Hamas was established by a frail quadriplegic who was nearly blind following the eruption of the first intifada, the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands D8E3840B-A528-719E-6BB41B1EB447121B Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:54:15 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:54:15 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa14.cfm?rss=middle east New audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden posted on Islamist Web sites D8E3841A-D381-D136-8523FD56F8AB890A Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:54:28 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:54:28 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa18.cfm?rss=middle east Ban Ki-moon discusses implementation of UN Security Council resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza Strip D8E3842A-9148-6537-4112F780D4269A32 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:14:26 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:14:26 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa28.cfm?rss=middle east UN children's agency director says more than 1,500 other children wounded, casualties she calls 'tragic' and 'unacceptable' D8E38439-A9C6-5260-D9024746E59231D6 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:00:58 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:00:58 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa35.cfm?rss=middle east Pentagon says Iran's actions reflect desire to oppose development of secure, stable Iraq D8E38449-0764-5497-3BAD043CCE5DDA9E Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:43 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:43 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa42.cfm?rss=middle east UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says move shows Iraq's commitment to disarmament and non-proliferation D8E38458-DD16-309D-99AC1078CD0463AC Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:56:02 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:56:02 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa53.cfm?rss=middle east Head of UNICEF says 300 children are among dead, with 1,500 others wounded D8E38468-F262-C964-41A17E85866AF2F4 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:26:10 +0200 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:26:10 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-15-voa2.cfm?rss=middle east Hamas says it does not reject the broad outlines of an Egyptian-brokered truce plan for Gaza, but has stopped short of accepting the plan D8E38478-B1DC-7242-75383ED1D7CC8212