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Israel 'set to swap Schalit for jailed leader'

Israel and Palestinians prepare for prisoner exchange that could lead to release of a Fatah leader, Marwan Barghouti

Fifa bans Iraq from international football

The decision, taken after sectarian infighting among the country’s sport officials, deprives Iraqis of one of their few joys

Save this oasis of pleasure for Iraqis

No one can disagree that sporting associations should be free of political factions, but Iraqis will suffer after Fifa's ban

Afghan tribal splits: ripe for exploitation?

The dynamics behind the Afghan insurgency make ‘playing the tribal game’ a highly complex task for Nato strategists

Leading Iran reformer given six-year sentence

Mohammad Ali Abtahi, a former vice-president, is sentenced to six years in jail after 'confessing' to anti-government plot

Hamas strikes new deal to halt rocket attacks

Islamists say they will not fire unless first attacked by Israel, amid reports of prisoner swap involving soldier Gilad Schalit

UK envoys called back to calm Muslim hotspots

At 'outreach' meetings, Muslims can talk to the diplomats directly about British foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan

Egypt erupts after World Cup football defeat

Angry sports fans have burned Algerian flags and bombarded the embassy after the country dashed Egypt's World Cup hopes

Mumbai 'mastermind' preaches in mosque

Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, delivers sermons to thousands of devoteees as police stand guard

Sanctions on Iran to target LNG technology

The West intends to scupper the technology transfer needed by Iran for its planned liquefied natural gas industry

Body found in hunt for missing writer

Dig reveals what may be the body of British journalist Alec Collett, said to have been hanged by Palestinians in 1986

Palestinians decide that defeat will deliver victory

The Palestinians' latest diplomatic initiatives at the UN seem to defy logic. But there is method in the apparent madness