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Egyptians begin voting in contest set to hand Sisi second term 26 Mar 2018 - 10:27 am
Egyptian voters queue up outside a polling station before the start of the first day of the 2018 presidential elections, in Boulaq al-Dakrour neighbourhood in the capital Cairo's southwestern Giza district on March 26, 2018. AFP / KHALED DESOUKI
In Egypt's election, turnout provides the only suspense 25 Mar 2018 - 09:00 pm
An Egyptian peddlar stands next to his boiled lupine seed cart next to a school in the capital Cairo's central Al-Malek al-Saleh district on March 25, 2018. AFP / Mohamed El-Shahed
Egypt vote shadowed by missing contenders 25 Mar 2018 - 07:52 pm
A woman sits outside a polling station decorated with long pieces of cloth depicting the colours of the Egyptian flag in the capital Cairo's central Al-Malek al-Saleh district on March 25, 2018 ahead of the vote scheduled for the following day. AFP / Moha
Suicide car bomb goes off near Somalia's parliament 25 Mar 2018 - 04:47 pm
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Iran: Naming John Bolton national security adviser "a shame" 25 Mar 2018 - 04:18 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on February 22, 2018 shows former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton speaking during CPAC 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Alex WONG
HRW slams Jordan halt of healthcare subsidies for Syria refugees 25 Mar 2018 - 03:52 pm
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3rd convoy leaves E. Ghouta amid evacuation deal 25 Mar 2018 - 02:27 pm
Syrian people carry their belongings as they walk down a destroyed street as they prepare to evacuate one of the few remaining rebel-held pockets in Arbin, in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, on March 24, 2018. AFP / ABDUL
Tearful Syrians in rebel enclave begin new evacuation 25 Mar 2018 - 01:54 pm
A third convoy of vehicles carrying civilians from Eastern Goutha to Hama are seen in Damascus, Syria on March 24, 2018. ( Khaled Akasha - Anadolu Agency )
Egypt scraps Mubarak ruling over telecoms shutdown 24 Mar 2018 - 07:59 pm
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Bombing ahead of Egypt vote kills policeman in Alexandria 24 Mar 2018 - 06:26 pm
An Egyptian forensics team checks the location of a bombing in Alexandria, Egypt March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Fawzy Abdel Hamied
Egypt expels British reporter Bel Trew ahead of presidential election 24 Mar 2018 - 05:20 pm
Bel Trew, who has been in Egypt for seven years
Afrin operation in line with international law 24 Mar 2018 - 05:09 pm
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Car bomb explodes in Egypt's Alexandria, one killed -interior ministry 24 Mar 2018 - 01:52 pm
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As Syrian rebels quit Ghouta, Douma stands alone 24 Mar 2018 - 12:57 pm
TOPSHOT - A picture taken early on March 23, 2018 shows a man standing looking at flames erupting in a building following regime bombardment in Douma, one of the few remaining rebel-held pockets in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.
Syria rebels prepare to quit penultimate pocket of Ghouta 24 Mar 2018 - 12:54 pm
(FILE PHOTO) A picture taken on March 20, 2018 shows smoke plumes rising during regime bombardment in the rebel-held town of Arbin in the Eastern Ghouta enclave outside the capital Damascus. AFP / Amer ALMOHIBANY
Iran slams US sanctions over hacking scheme 24 Mar 2018 - 11:15 am
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice March 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP
Scimitar-wielding Turkey governor takes retirement 22 Mar 2018 - 06:57 pm
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Turkey renovates schools, improves education in Afrin 22 Mar 2018 - 05:08 pm
A teacher is seen with students during a lesson at a renovated school after it was damaged by YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists within the

Asia

View of the skyline in Kuala Lumpur. File photo for representational purposes only. Malaysia's unemployment rate drops to 3 pct in 2025
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This photo illustration taken in Seoul on February 27, 2026 shows a Google Maps screen with a search for Seoul City Hall on a smartphone and a Google Maps webpage showing a map of Seoul. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP South Korea finally agrees to share data with Google Maps
This handout photo taken on February 26, 2026 courtesy of the Facebook page of Ethan Asentista shows the eruption of Kanlaon volcano as seen from Canlaon City, Negros Oriental province in the central Philippines. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Ethan Asentista / AFP) Philippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5 kilometres into sky

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Africa

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
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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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