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Syrian govt defends Idlib campaign, condemns France 11 Jan 2018 - 01:38 pm
Syrian children are seen on the back of a truck as two old women stand by it in Idlib, Syria on January 09, 2018.  Muhammed Abdullah - Anadolu
5 earthquakes hit Iraq 11 Jan 2018 - 01:20 pm
(FILE PHOTO) An aerial view of central Baghdad and the Tigris river. (Source: Reuters)
Israel approves more than 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes: NGO 11 Jan 2018 - 11:35 am
A file photo picture of the Israeli settlement of Hashmonaim, west of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,June 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/ABBAS MOMANI)
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 strikes western Iran - TV 11 Jan 2018 - 10:52 am
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200 arrested, dozens hurt in fresh Tunisia unrest 10 Jan 2018 - 03:24 pm
Tunisians shout slogans during a demonstration against the government and price hikes on January 9, 2018 in Tunis. AFP / Fethi Belaid
Explosion on Iranian oil tanker forces rescue team to retreat 10 Jan 2018 - 03:01 pm
Smoke and flames coming from the burning oil tanker
Israeli forces in manhunt for attackers who killed settler 10 Jan 2018 - 02:54 pm
Israeli mourners attend the funeral of 35-year-old rabbi Raziel Shevah in the West Bank wildcat settlement of Havat Gilad near Nablus on January 10, 2018.  AFP / Menahem Kahana
Somaliland MPs adopt first ever rape law 10 Jan 2018 - 12:18 pm
File photo of Somaliland women celebrating anniversary of the country's independence. Image via africanarguments.org
Tunisian Jewish school attacked as anti-government protests rage elsewhere 10 Jan 2018 - 11:59 am
Tunisian protestors throw stones towards security forces in Tunis' Djebel Lahmer district early on January 10, 2018 after price hikes ignited protests in the North African country. AFP / Sofiene HAMDAOUI
Drone attack on Russia bases in Syria 'came from Idlib' 10 Jan 2018 - 11:50 am
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200 arrested, dozens hurt in fresh Tunisia unrest 10 Jan 2018 - 11:12 am
Tunisian protesters clash with security forces in the town of Tebourba on January 9, 2018, following the funeral of a man who was killed the previous day in a demonstration over rising costs and government austerity. AFP / Fethi Belaid
Turkey says Russia, Iran must stop Syrian government violations 10 Jan 2018 - 10:20 am
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Turkey, US relations may deteriorate if Washington don't fix mistakes 10 Jan 2018 - 10:20 am
File photo of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Reuters
Syria says Israel hits its territory with jets, missiles 09 Jan 2018 - 10:00 pm
People stand on rubble of damaged buildings, after an airstrike in the besieged town of Hamoria, Eastern Ghouta, in Damascus, Syria Janauary 9, 2018. Reuters/Bassam Khabieh
Egypt’s President Sisi wins huge parliamentary support for a 2nd term 09 Jan 2018 - 09:22 pm
Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II (L), Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Marc Episcopate receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R), at the new Coptic Cathedral at the new Coptic Cathedral
Deadly Syria bombardments as UN aid boss visits 09 Jan 2018 - 08:55 pm
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Netanyahu defends son taped illicitly outside strip club 09 Jan 2018 - 07:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: Yair Netanyahu observes his father Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reading a prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City (Ronen Zvulun / Reuters)
Egypt extends state of emergency 09 Jan 2018 - 04:25 pm
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