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Iran's Zarif calls Pompeo's comments "untrue", based on "old illusions": state TV 23 May 2018 - 10:26 am
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is pictured before a meeting with European Commissioner for Energy and Climate, Miguel Arias Canete, in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Alissa de Carbonnel
Syria police deploy in south Damascus after IS defeat 22 May 2018 - 12:32 pm
Syrian government forces walk down a destroyed street in the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk on the southern outskirts of Damascus on May 21, 2018. AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
US to impose 'strongest sanctions in history' on Iran 21 May 2018 - 10:24 pm
US President Donald Trump is watched by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they take part in the swearing-in ceremony for the Central Intelligence Agency's first female director, Gina Haspel, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, May 21, 2018. Reuters/
Syrian army clears south Damascus of Islamic State 21 May 2018 - 02:50 pm
(FILE) Government forces head towards jihadist positions in the Hajar al-Aswad district on the southern outskirts of Damascus. May 14, 2018
More IS fighters leave Damascus district: monitor 21 May 2018 - 10:44 am
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 14, 2018 shows government forces head towards jihadist positions in the Hajar al-Aswad district on the southern outskirts of Damascus. AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA
Iraq's al-Sadr says next government will be 'inclusive' 20 May 2018 - 03:02 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi meeting with Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad. AFP / IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE
Iraq: 5 Islamic State militants killed in Kirkuk ambush 20 May 2018 - 02:55 pm
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Syrian monitor says insurgents quit enclave, state media denies it 20 May 2018 - 01:02 pm
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Syrian Observatory: Islamic State fighters leaving last Damascus enclave 20 May 2018 - 10:54 am
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Kuwait pushes for int'l protection of Palestinians at UN Security Council 19 May 2018 - 07:28 pm
Ambassador of Kuwait to the United Nations Mansour Al-Otaibi (C). Drew Angerer/AFP
Turkey urges Muslim nations to stand with Palestinians 18 May 2018 - 08:09 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 18, 2018. Reuters/Murad Sezer
Gaza updates: UN says killings by Israel amount to 'war crime' 18 May 2018 - 07:58 pm
A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with the Gaza strip east of Khan Yunis on May 18, 2018. AFP / Said Khatib
Arab League demands international probe into Israeli crimes 17 May 2018 - 10:26 pm
General view of the Arab League Foreign Ministers' extraordinary meeting on Jerusalem in Cairo, Egypt on May 17, 2018. ( Stringer / Anadolu Agency)
Rocket siren in Golan Heights a false alarm: Israeli military 17 May 2018 - 06:02 pm
A United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation military observer uses binoculars near the border with Syria in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel May 11, 2018. Reuters/Baz Ratner
Iran says China group ready to replace Total on gas deal 17 May 2018 - 10:42 am
The logo of French oil giant Total is seen at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie, near Paris, France. May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Israel launches new air raid on Hamas in Gaza 17 May 2018 - 08:30 am
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Gaza violence puts Palestinian cause back on global agenda 16 May 2018 - 05:50 pm
Relatives mourn during the funeral of a Palestinian, who was killed during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, in the central Gaza Strip May 16, 2018. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
8-month-old Laila al-Ghandour: Gaza’s youngest martyr 16 May 2018 - 03:27 pm
Mourners carry the body of eight-month-old Palestinian infant Laila al-Ghandour, who died after inhaling tear gas during a protest against U.S embassy move to Jerusalem at the Israel-Gaza border, during her funeral in Gaza City May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Moham