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World / Middle East

Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ 22 Mar 2023 - 02:03 pm
Tear gas fumes fill the air as retired Lebanese army and security forces veterans attempt to break into the government palace premises in the centre of Beirut on March 22, 2023 . (Photo by Joseph Eid / AFP)
Protests in Lebanon as pound hits new low against dollar 21 Mar 2023 - 11:36 pm
File Photo: Lebanese demonstrators block a road with burning tyres in front of the Electricite Du Liban company building in the southern city of Sidon, as the country struggles with a deep economic crisis. (AFP)
In Egypt's Nile Delta, women's field hockey team upholds ancient mantle 21 Mar 2023 - 09:36 am
Egyptian female field hockey players attend a training session in al-Zagzig city, at Sharqiya governorate, northeast of Cairo, on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Desouki 
/ AFP)
Yemeni sides say deal reached to free nearly 900 prisoners 20 Mar 2023 - 08:45 pm
People gather at a market in Sanaa on March 18, 2023, ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Egypt's Sisi meets Russian envoy in Cairo, vowing closer ties 19 Mar 2023 - 11:27 pm
File photo of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Iran, Iraq sign border protection deal months after strikes on Kurds 19 Mar 2023 - 06:46 pm
In this handout photo released by Iraq's National Security press office, Iraq's National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji (right) meets with the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani (centre) in Baghdad on March 19, 2023. (Photo by IRAQI SECURITY MEDIA CENTRE / AFP)
Iran's Raisi 'welcomes' invitation by Saudi king: official 19 Mar 2023 - 06:20 pm
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdoulahian speaks during a press conference in Tehran, on March 19, 2023, to communicate the annual report on the accomplishments and further work with respect to national foreign policy. (Photo by AFP)
Turkey's Erdogan says Ukraine grain deal extended 18 Mar 2023 - 06:00 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan points towards Finnish President Sauli Niinisto during a joint press conference held after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on March 17, 2023. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)
Erdogan and Egypt's Sisi to meet: Turkish minister 18 Mar 2023 - 04:00 pm
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R) and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, give a joint press conference in Cairo, on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Desouki / AFP)
Turkish FM to visit Egypt as countries end decade-long split 17 Mar 2023 - 05:26 pm
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint press conference with his Swedish counterpart in Ankara on December 22, 2022.  File photo / AFP
Uranium 'missing' by IAEA in Libya recovered: military 16 Mar 2023 - 09:02 pm
Libyan special forces in charge of illegal migration assemble in the southern region of Bani Walid, on January 14, 2023, ahead of their mission as part of a security plan to enforce inspections at points of entry through the desert borders. (AFP)
Helicopter crash kills five in Iraq's Kurdistan region 16 Mar 2023 - 08:24 pm
Smoke billows following reported Turkish warplane raids, from a site in the Matin Mountains near the village of Koherzi in the Amadiyah district, northeast of Dohuk in the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq, on April 28th 2022. The Thursday helicopter crash also took place in the Dohuk province. (AFP)
From acclaim to blame: Lebanon's bank chief Riad Salameh 16 Mar 2023 - 07:19 pm
A file photo taken on December 20, 2021 shows Lebanon's Central Bank governor Riad Salameh posing during a studio photo session in Beirut. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP)
Flood deaths in Turkiye's earthquake-stricken area rise to 16 16 Mar 2023 - 06:31 pm
A family leaves a camp for those displaced after the February 6 earthquake, during heavy rains in Diyarbakir, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP)
TRT: At least 15 killed in Turkiye floods 16 Mar 2023 - 03:28 pm
:People stand at a high pont looking down at the flood waters in Sanliurfa, southeastern Turkey on March 15, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Syrians mark 12th anniversary of anti-regime uprising 15 Mar 2023 - 07:15 pm
This aerial view shows people carrying a giant Syrian opposition flag before it is hoisted on a mast, during a rally to mark the 12th anniversary of the start of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Turkiye floods kill 10 in earthquake-affected provinces 15 Mar 2023 - 03:56 pm
People stand at a high pont looking down at the flood waters in Sanliurfa, southeastern Turkey on March 15, 2023. (AFP)
4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye's Kahramanmaras 14 Mar 2023 - 12:31 pm
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