Popular Muslim clergyman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, widely known for the advice he dispenses over Arab TV, is in hot water over a legal opinion (fatwa) he delivered recently saying that Muslims were not prohibited from imbibing small amounts of alcohol.
BBC Middle East- January 5th 2009
Casualties rise in Gaza offensive
Casualties pour into packed hospitals in Gaza as Israel continues its offensive, losing three soldiers overnight. - January 5th 2009
New US embassy opens in Baghdad
The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened Iraq's capital. - January 5th 2009
Tehran offers to 'protect' Ebadi
Iran says it will provide security for Nobel Peace Prize-winning lawyer Shirin Ebadi, amid global concern for her safety. - January 4th 2009
Baghdad bomb kills Shia pilgrims
A female suicide bomber kills at least 35 Shia pilgrims including Iranians near a shrine in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. - January 2nd 2009
European flight lands in Baghdad
The first commercial flight between Europe and Iraq in at least 17 years lands at Baghdad airport. - January 2nd 2009
Suicide bomb kills many in Iraq
A suicide bombing kills at least 23 people at a Sunni gathering in a town south of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. - January 1st 2009
Iraq takes control of Green Zone
Iraq takes control of the Green Zone in Baghdad and assumes more powers over foreign troops based in the country. - December 31st 2008
Britain hands suspects to Iraqis
Two Iraqis accused of murdering UK soldiers are handed over to Iraq despite a bar by the European Court of Human Rights. - January 2nd 2009
Dane held for 'shooting Israelis'
A Danish man of Palestinian origin is arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding two Israeli salesmen in Denmark. - January 2nd 2009
Israel braced for Hamas response
Israel tightens security as Hamas calls a "day of wrath" in protest at Israel's bombing of Gaza, now entering a seventh day.
- January 5th 2009
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