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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 4 Jul 2008 20:36 BSTSun, 06 Jul 2008 21:37:55 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/mideast/politics(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcf544e6-49ed-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dcf544e6-49ed-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlIsrael's security officials this week saw that not even the highest walls and strictest checks can stop an attacker who lives in their midst, as a resident of the city killed three Israelis with a bulldozerFri, 4 Jul 2008 20:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30cc832-49f0-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f30cc832-49f0-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlTehran has sent a written response to an offer from the world's leading powers regarding its nuclear programme, amid hopes in the west that formal negotiations could beginFri, 4 Jul 2008 18:59 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30a96098-48ec-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/30a96098-48ec-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlAs Tehran has accelerated its uranium enrichment programme instead of suspending it, speculation has mounted that Israel is preparing a military strike. View our charts on Iran's nuclear capabilities and world oil reservesThu, 3 Jul 2008 12:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0de5c72a-4867-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0de5c72a-4867-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlThe British Home Office will ask parliament to place the Islamist group's armed wing on the list of terrorist organisations for 'providing support to militants in Iraq'Thu, 3 Jul 2008 03:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b5a82-4864-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b5a82-4864-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlBaghdad's foreign minister says 'a comfortable stage of negotiations' has been reached towards an agreement allowing US troops to operate legally in the country next yearThu, 3 Jul 2008 02:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ce3e126-47a1-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ce3e126-47a1-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlThe leaders of the political bloc, which is on the verge of rejoining the Shia-lead government after a year-long boycott, say enough has been done to address their demandsWed, 2 Jul 2008 18:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08569078-47e5-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/08569078-47e5-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlTehran could resume nuclear negotiations on the offer put to it by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, suggests an adviser to its top leaderWed, 2 Jul 2008 17:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78700014-484a-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78700014-484a-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlA former medical student has helped transform football in the kingdom into a lucrative business Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8f19612-477c-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b8f19612-477c-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlQatar's ruler has reshaped the cabinet by naming a woman as top health official and creating an environment ministry but has kept unchanged important positions including energy, foreign affairs and finance Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f2be824-46cb-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9f2be824-46cb-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.html'Precautionary plans' to export Kuwaiti crude if Iran closes a sea route vital to Gulf oil producers are in place but not yet finalised, says head of state oil companyTue, 1 Jul 2008 01:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0b10bec-46c1-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0b10bec-46c1-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.html Voices among the elite say the region has its own development priorities and cannot turn the tap on and off to suit othersMon, 30 Jun 2008 18:33 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfa6cf7e-46c1-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bfa6cf7e-46c1-11dd-876a-0000779fd2ac.htmlAbu Dhabi's builders are opting for an alternative to air conditioning that pipes chilled water through coils in the wallsMon, 30 Jun 2008 18:01 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad9ab3c0-4470-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad9ab3c0-4470-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe Shia Hizbollah movement this week struck another blow at its Sunni pro-government opponents in Lebanon, albeit in this case the shots were on goal and not of the lethal typeFri, 27 Jun 2008 23:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40daa8a6-4472-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40daa8a6-4472-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlHis marriage of political power and commercial nous has made him one of the richest men in a region of very rich menFri, 27 Jun 2008 19:22 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5454841c-43b2-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5454841c-43b2-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlAhmed Ezz, the steel tycoon, is attempting to contradict allegations in the media and from the opposition that he influenced anti-trust legislation to protect his interestsFri, 27 Jun 2008 01:54 BST