#middle-east

People listen to the speech by Egypt's army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declaring his candidacy for a presidential election, in a public cafe in Cairo March 26, 2014.

Kamis , 27 Mar 2014, 12:57 WIB

Egypt's Sisi to run for president, vows to tackle militancy

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CAIRO - Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (59 years) the general who ousted Egypt's first freely elected leader, declared his candidacy on Wednesday for a presidential election he is expected...

Rabu , 26 Mar 2014, 23:45 WIB

Indonesia's car exports projected to hit 200 thousand this year

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KARAWANG -- Indonesia's export of completely built up (CBU) cars is projected to increase to 200 thousand this year from 170 thousand last year, according to Industry Minister MS Hidayat."The competitiveness of Indonesian automotive products continued to increase," he said when launching the maiden export of Toyota Vios cars to the Middle East on Wednesday.The improving competitiveness can...

Rabu , 26 Mar 2014, 18:03 WIB

Kuwait declaration: Arab states pledge to work to end rifts

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUWAIT - Arab leaders pledged at the end...

Rabu , 26 Mar 2014, 01:18 WIB

Arab summit struggles to heal rifts, stave off 'enormous' peril

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUWAIT - Warning of "enormous" dangers, Kuwait urged...

Senin , 24 Mar 2014, 16:18 WIB

Egypt sentences 529 Mursi supporters to death

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CAIRO - A court in southern Egyptian has...

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists in Kiev March 21, 2014.

Senin , 24 Mar 2014, 12:39 WIB

Ban: Syria's war foes hinder aid access

US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) and Qatar Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Attiyah attend a news conference after a meeting at the US embassy alongside a gathering of the Friends of Syria, in Paris, January 12, 2014.

Ahad , 23 Mar 2014, 19:22 WIB

Qatar says no differences with Saudi Arabia over Syria

Rabu , 19 Mar 2014, 16:36 WIB

Israel bombs Syrian posts over Golan attack on its troops

Palestinians warm themselves during a rainy day at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City March 14, 2014.

Sabtu , 15 Mar 2014, 19:44 WIB

The only Gaza power plant shuts down due to fuel shortage

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (file photo)

Sabtu , 15 Mar 2014, 18:57 WIB

Palestinian president heads to Washington

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (left) speaks to displaced Syrians during his visit to them in the town of Adra in the Damascus countryside, March 12, 2014.

Jumat , 14 Mar 2014, 19:11 WIB

No opposition leader fits for Syrian presidential election

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Mursi hold banners denouncing the killing of Muslim Brotherhood supporters near Cairo University, Egypt, on July 8, 2013. (File photo)

Rabu , 12 Mar 2014, 16:51 WIB

Saudi listing of Brotherhood as terrorist group complicates Gulf ties

A child blows a bubble gum while collecting firewood amid damage and debris after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Al-Maysar neighbourhood of Aleppo February 23, 2014.

Selasa , 11 Mar 2014, 09:15 WIB

UNICEF: Syria among 'most dangerous places on Earth' for children

Former British prime minister Tony Blair, serves as special envoy for the Quartet on the Middle East.

Sabtu , 08 Mar 2014, 22:41 WIB

Talks to help Palestinian economy open in Prague

One of two cargo ships intended to take part in a Danish-Norwegian mission to transport chemical agents out of Syria docks in Limassol, December 14, 2013. (File photo)

Jumat , 07 Mar 2014, 18:18 WIB

Syria to miss deadline to destroy 12 chemical arms sites

A Palestinian man walks past a poster showing Israeli President Shimon Peres, from left, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.

Kamis , 06 Mar 2014, 23:57 WIB

Abbas aide: Gap between Palestine and Israel widen

A general view of damage after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Al-Maysar neighbourhood of Aleppo February 23, 2014.

Rabu , 05 Mar 2014, 19:32 WIB

UN: World powers responsible for failing to stop Syria war crimes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledges applause as he arrives to address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in Washington, March 4, 2014.

Netanyahu: I will do whatever I must to defend the Jewish state of Israel

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the United States and other world powers on Tuesday not to allow Iran to retain the ability to enrich uranium, and urged Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state if they wanted peace. Addressing the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC just a day after White House talks, Netanyahu avoided any explicit criticism...

Senin , 03 Mar 2014, 12:11 WIB

Obama 'warns' Israel

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (right) talks with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida during the 2nd Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD) in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, March 1, 2014.

Ahad , 02 Mar 2014, 23:29 WIB

Indonesia's President: Palestine will gain its independence

Prime Minister of Palestine Rami Hamdallah (second right) and Indonesia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Marty Natalegawa visit an expo displaying products from Palestine at Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta, on Saturday.

Sabtu , 01 Mar 2014, 21:15 WIB

CEAPAD II reiterates commitment to support Palestine

Civilians sift through rubble and stand in the ruins of a home after a car bomb attack in the Shula neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014.

Sabtu , 01 Mar 2014, 20:21 WIB

UN says 703 Iraqis killed in violence in January

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (file photo)

Jumat , 28 Feb 2014, 07:18 WIB

UN chief: Syria shameful

A Free Syrian Army fighter carries his weapon on one of the battlefronts in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus February 22, 2014.

Rabu , 26 Feb 2014, 23:59 WIB

Pro-Assad forces kill 175 opposition members in ambush

Egypt's Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (file photo)

Rabu , 26 Feb 2014, 23:55 WIB

Egypt's Sisi to stay on as defense minister

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) greets the visiting King of Jordan Abdullah II at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Rabu , 26 Feb 2014, 18:10 WIB

Indonesia, Jordan agree conflicts in Syria must be settled politically

Palestine demands pre 1967 border as condition to resume talks with Israel. Israel bluntly rejects the idea. (map of Palestine and Israel)

Selasa , 25 Feb 2014, 22:51 WIB

Is Israel 'the Jewish state'?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during her meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime minister's residence in Jerusalem February 24, 2014.

Selasa , 25 Feb 2014, 19:11 WIB

Merkel: Iran a threat not just to Israel

Iraqi soldiers take part in an intensive security deployment in Sulaiman Pek, 160 km (99 miles) north of Baghdad, February 21, 2014.

Selasa , 25 Feb 2014, 16:00 WIB

Iraq to buy arms, ammunition from Iran

A man stands on a bridge where huge posters of Egypt's Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi are hanged in central Cairo February 3, 2014.

Senin , 24 Feb 2014, 19:43 WIB

Egypt government resigns

Children react after losing their mother in what activists said where explosive barrels thrown by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Al-Andhirat neighbourhood of Aleppo February 22, 2014.

Ahad , 23 Feb 2014, 06:11 WIB

UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (file photo)

Sabtu , 22 Feb 2014, 22:20 WIB

Merkel: We need a stable two state solution of Israel and Palestine

European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton (left) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speak to the press after closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

Kamis , 20 Feb 2014, 21:42 WIB

Iran nuke talks end, next round March 17

A man walks amid rubble of damaged buildings in the al-Myassar neighbourhood of Aleppo February 19, 2014.

Kamis , 20 Feb 2014, 20:52 WIB

UN Syria aid vote likely Friday, Russia or China support unclear

An Israeli soldier walks near the launcher of an Iron Dome missile interceptor battery deployed in Ashkelon January 16, 2014.

Israel's Star Wars style technology to become reality

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SINGAPORE - An Israeli state-owned arms company developing a laser-based missile shield that evokes "Star Wars" style technology says its deployment over the country is closer to becoming a reality. The laser technology behind the missile shield called Iron Beam is not that far removed from fiction. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems said development of the system was advanced enough...

UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi addresses the media after a meeting at the Geneva Conference on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva February 15, 2014.

Sabtu , 15 Feb 2014, 22:16 WIB