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Turkey to solve Syria issue after polls: Erdogan 30 Mar 2019 - 04:08 pm
President of Turkey and the leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the crowd during a campaign rally ahead of March 31 local elections, in Istanbul's Gungoren district, Turkey on March 30, 2019. Serhat Ça?
Israeli troops wound Palestinians, anniversary rally approaches 29 Mar 2019 - 10:56 pm
Israeli soldiers cover shells next to a mobile cannon near the border with Gaza, in southern Israel March 29, 2019. Reuters/Amir Cohen
Erdogan blames West, US for currency rate fluctuations 28 Mar 2019 - 04:17 pm
President of Turkey and the leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the crowd during a campaign rally ahead of March 31 local elections, in Bolu, Turkey on March 27, 2019. Halil Sa??rkaya - Anadolu
Car bomb outside Somali hotel kills at least 11 28 Mar 2019 - 03:21 pm
People walk near the wreckage of a car near the complex housing Somalia's ministries of works and labour stormed by Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on March 23, 2019. AFP / Mohamed ABDIWAHAB
Algeria's ruling coalition party calls for president to quit 27 Mar 2019 - 02:34 pm
Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia addressing an ordinary session of The National Rally for Democracy (RND) political party, in Zeralda near the capital Algiers. AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
President Rouhani inspects flood damage in northern Iran 27 Mar 2019 - 02:26 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (C) during visit to areas affected by floods in the country's northeastern Golestan region. AFP / Iranian Presidency
Iran's oil pipelines undamaged by heavy rain, flooding: SHANA 26 Mar 2019 - 12:30 pm
Damaged vehicles are seen after a flash flooding In Shiraz, Iran, March 25, 2019. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Israel begins military offensive on Gaza after rocket attack 25 Mar 2019 - 06:07 pm
An Israeli Apache helicopter releases flares as it flies over the Gaza Strip March 25, 2019. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Netanyahu at side, Trump to recognize Israeli sovereignty on Golan Heights 25 Mar 2019 - 06:07 pm
US President Donald Trump welcomes Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Vice President Mike Pence at the White House, March 25, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Barria
US-backed force in Syria calls for international court to try IS fighters 25 Mar 2019 - 03:25 pm
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) use a cell phone to take a
Lebanon PM Hariri has heart procedure in Paris 25 Mar 2019 - 03:17 pm
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At least 11 dead in Iran floods: emergency services 25 Mar 2019 - 02:54 pm
Flooded streets in the northern Iranian village of Agh Ghaleh. AFP / fars news
Netanyahu in Washington with Golan Heights recognition on tap 24 Mar 2019 - 11:08 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their visit at Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem March 21, 2019. Reuters/Jim Young
Erdogan says Turkey will take issue of Golan Heights to UN 24 Mar 2019 - 11:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem in Istanbul May 18, 2018. Reuters/Murad Sezer
Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize 24 Mar 2019 - 04:00 pm
Members of the Iraqi Civil Defence rescue team lift a ferry which sank in the Tigris River with a crane in Mosul, Iraq March, 23, 2019. Picture taken March 23, 2019. REUTERS
Assad regime never sought to regain Golan: Opposition 24 Mar 2019 - 03:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone (UNDOF) using a binocular to look towards the Syrian side of the Golan Heights as smoke billows during clashes between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels ov
Syrian fighters clear explosives in area retaken from Islamic State 24 Mar 2019 - 03:05 pm
A damaged car is seen after the U.S.-backed forces said they had captured Islamic State's last shred of territory, in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Kurds rally ahead of local elections testing Turkish leader 24 Mar 2019 - 02:42 pm
Pervin Buldan, co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) speaks to Turkish Kurds gather around a bonfire during Newroz celebrations for the new year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 21, 2019. AFP / Ilyas AKENGIN

Asia

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File photo New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mystery
People wait in a queue (R) to refuel their vehicles near a fuel station in Dhaka on March 8, 2026. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Bangladesh rations fuel as Mideast tensions deepens energy crunch
Supporters of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) celebrate outside the counting centre at Damak in Jhapa district on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP) Nepal's rapper politician who took on the old guard and won

Europe

Peninsula UK PM, US President hold phone call on Middle East developments
Peninsula Iran's aggression on Qatar, region's nations escalatory move only invokes animosity toward Tehran: Arab‑British Understanding Council Chief
Peninsula Ambiguity of Washington's policies escalate tensions on world stage: Russian Foreign Minister
Large police resources are in place at the US embassy on Sunday night after a loud bang was reported at the site. (Photo by Javad Parsa / NTB / AFP) Explosion at US embassy in Oslo, no injuries

Africa

Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
Peninsula Egyptian President discusses regional developments with Sudanese Prime Minister
A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots

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