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Famous Turkish singer sentenced to 10 months in jail for insulting Erdogan 22 Mar 2018 - 04:43 pm
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Civilians flood out of Syria's Douma 22 Mar 2018 - 02:33 pm
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Hostage swap of Syrian soldiers, rebels launches Harasta deal 22 Mar 2018 - 02:24 pm
A vehicle transporting civilians and soldiers who the regime says were kidnapped by rebels and liberated in a prisoner swap arrive in a government-held area at the entrance of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus, on March 22, 2018, aft
Rebels expected to evacuate Syria's Eastern Ghouta 22 Mar 2018 - 02:19 pm
Syrian regime forces stand near buses waiting at the entrance of Harasta in Eastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus, on March 22, 2018, after a deal was struck with the rebels in the area to evacuate the town. AFP / Louai Beshara
Two killed as suspect in attempted assassination of Palestinian PM arrested in Gaza 22 Mar 2018 - 01:35 pm
Hamas police mobilize in the street in Nuseirat, south of Gaza City on March 22, 2018, as they carry out a raid that resulted in the arrest of a suspect in a recent bomb attack against the Palestinian prime minister, officials said. (AFP / MAHMUD HAMS)
Conditions for displaced from Syria's Ghouta 'tragic': UN 21 Mar 2018 - 05:55 pm
Syrian pro-regime forces advance on the outskirts of Ain Tarma in Eastern Ghouta as they continue to press their offensive to capture the rebel-held enclave on the doorstep of Damascus on March 21, 2018. / AFP / STRINGER
Strike in northwest Syria kills 20, including 16 children-monitor 21 Mar 2018 - 04:57 pm
A collapsed building is seen after Assad Regime forces carried out an airstrike over the de-escalation zone of Maarrat al-Nu'man district of Idlib, Syria on March 17, 2018. Mohmad Adaher - Anadolu
Israel admits striking Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 21 Mar 2018 - 04:49 pm
A still frame taken from video material released on March 21, 2018 shows a combination image of what the Israeli military describes is before and after an Israeli air strike on a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor site near Deir al-Zor on Sept 6, 2007. IDF/
Syria forces battle to secure Damascus 20 Mar 2018 - 03:24 pm
Syrian pro-government forces enter the main square of Kfar Batna, southeastern Ghouta, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on March 19, 2018. AFP
Erdogan tells US to end 'deception' on Syria 20 Mar 2018 - 02:55 pm
Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during the AK Party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara on March 20, 201
In Syria's Ghouta, hard-hit but home again 20 Mar 2018 - 02:49 pm
A Syrian boy puts off a fire amid destroyed buildings following government air strikes in the Eastern Ghouta rebel-held enclave of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on March 19, 2018. AFP / HAMZA AL-AJWEH
Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood 20 Mar 2018 - 12:17 pm
The fighting in Qadam, which is south of Damascus, comes as eastern Ghouta suburbs of the country's capital is under attack. AFP / HAMZA AL-AJWEH
Turkey slams UAE's 'threat to Arab world' statement 20 Mar 2018 - 11:29 am
A Turkish soldier chats with a child girl in town center after Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) took complete control of northwestern Syria's Afrin within the
Israel arrests French Consulate driver for gun smuggling 20 Mar 2018 - 12:03 am
French national Romain Franck (R), 24, a worker at the French consulate, and Palestinian Moufak al-Ajluni (L) and Mohamed Katout (C) appear in court the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva on March 19, 2018, to face charges of smuggling guns from Gaza. AF
Syria's Assad congratulates Putin on 'natural' victory 19 Mar 2018 - 04:56 pm
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Turkey insists 'won't stay' in Syria's Afrin 19 Mar 2018 - 02:59 pm
A picture taken on March 19, 2018, shows a man walking near broken glass next to Turkish-backed Syrian fighters in the seized Kurdish-majority city of Afrin. AFP
British woman killed fighting in Syria's Afrin: spokeswoman 19 Mar 2018 - 02:51 pm
A picture made available by the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) Press office on March 19, 2018, shows British YPJ fighter Anna Campbell posing for a picture at an undisclosed location.
Bomb blast in Syria's Afrin kills 7 civilians, four Syrian rebels: Anadolu 19 Mar 2018 - 11:31 am
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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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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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