Michael Jansen
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Iraq PM Nouri al-Maliki’s bloc wins most seats but still short of majority
- Middle East
- May 20, 2014, 01:00
The coalition headed by Iraq’s Shia fundamentalist prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, won by far the largest number of seats in the country’s parliament(...)

Access for aid agencies becomes matter of life and death in Syria
- Middle East
- April 21, 2014, 01:00
Fighting, and the calculations of both the Syrian government and insurgents, determine whether civilians in contested areas eat, drink, cook an(...)

A year through the eyes of Irish Times writers
- Irish News
- December 25, 2013, 01:00
Within the timeframe of the past 70 years, good journalism has never been so important. Events, conflicts, great uncertainty and a deluge of questi(...)

Finger on a hair trigger as Lebanon faces Sunni-Shia clashes on daily basis
- Middle East
- September 9, 2013, 01:00
The outgoing lane from Beirut to the ancient port of Sidon is open but there is a steady stream of traffic into Beirut from the south. At the entrance(...)

Assad denies ordering chemical attack and warns of retaliation against any US strikes
- Middle East
- September 9, 2013, 01:00
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering an alleged chemical weapons attack said to have killed hundreds of civilians in the Damascus coun(...)

UN inspectors gather evidence from Syria attack site after snipers target convoy
- Middle East
- August 27, 2013, 01:00
UN experts yesterday visited the besieged western Damascus suburb of Mouadamiya, allegedly targeted with chemical weapons last week, and began taking (...)

UN team to study sites near Damascus where chemical attacks are suspected
- Middle East
- August 25, 2013, 22:06
UN inspectors are set to begin investigations today into allegations chemical weapons were deployed east of Damascus last week.The agreement between D(...)

Decision to release Mubarak will not be contested by prosecutor
- Middle East
- August 22, 2013, 01:00
Egypt’s prosecutor will not appeal against yesterday’s court ruling to release ousted president Hosni Mubarak (85) from Tora prison where he has been (...)

Violence flares at anti-Hizbullah protest
- Middle East
- June 10, 2013, 01:00
One person was killed and several injured in a clash between opponents and supporters of Lebanon’s Hizbullah movement outside the Iranian embassy in B(...)

Syrian opposition must agree on restructure before deciding to take part in Geneva talks
- Middle East
- May 28, 2013, 01:00
The expatriate opposition Syrian National Coalition yesterday failed to agree on a restructure and expansion of its governing body which it needed to (...)