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Two killed in Iran protests: Deputy Governor 31 Dec 2017 - 10:23 am
People protest in Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media. REUTERS.
Iran interior minister warns government 'will confront' disorder 31 Dec 2017 - 09:06 am
TEHRAN, IRAN - DECEMBER 30 : People gather to protest over high cost of living in Tehran, Iran on December 30, 2017. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency ).
Protests hit Tehran, 2 demonstrators reported killed in Iran town 31 Dec 2017 - 08:50 am
People protest near the university of Tehran, Iran December 30, 2017 in this picture obtained from social media. REUTERS.
Regime forces advance against rebels in northwest Syria 30 Dec 2017 - 04:31 pm
A picture taken on December 29, 2017, from a village in southern Idlib, shows smoke billowing following reported airstrikes on the village of Um Jalal in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.   AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years in prison 30 Dec 2017 - 03:05 pm
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Stray dog poisoning video sparks Lebanon outcry 30 Dec 2017 - 01:39 pm
Photo credit: Lebanon Debate
Turkey says EU funds not being actively used for needs of Syrian refugees 30 Dec 2017 - 12:44 pm
Syrian women wait for their relatives from Syria at Turkey's Oncupinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern city of Kilis, Turkey, February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Fierce fighting kills dozens in northwest Syria 30 Dec 2017 - 09:24 am
A displaced family from a village in southern Idlib repair their vehicle as they head on the Damascus-Aleppo motorway towards the northern part of the rebel-held province on December 29, 2017. / AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
Trump condemns arrest of demonstrators in Iran 30 Dec 2017 - 08:53 am
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Gunman attacks church near Cairo, shot dead: police 29 Dec 2017 - 01:02 pm
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Fighting in northwestern Syria kills 66: monitor 29 Dec 2017 - 12:22 pm
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Syria forces move in on rebel bastion of Idlib: monitor 28 Dec 2017 - 07:31 pm
Smoke rises after Assad regime's warplane carried out airstrikes over Thamanyah district of Idlib in Syria on December 26, 2017. Ekrem Masry - Anadolu
Turkey says lifting restrictions on visa services for U.S. citizens 28 Dec 2017 - 06:08 pm
(FILE PHOTO) A Turkish Airlines (THY) aircraft is parked at Ataturk International airport in Istanbul, Turkey, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
12 more patients evacuated from Syria rebel enclave 28 Dec 2017 - 03:06 pm
Syrian staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross take part in an evacuation operation in Douma in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on December 26, 2017.  AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
Israel passes controversial law altering police powers 28 Dec 2017 - 11:37 am
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Syrian Kurds say Russia has promised they can attend Sochi talks 27 Dec 2017 - 06:08 pm
A Syrian rebel fighter belonging to the US-backed Mutasem brigades fires an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the back of a pickup truck as he receives heavy weapons training near the rebel-held village of Shamarin in the north of Aleppo province, on December
Erdogan says 'terrorist' Assad cannot be part of Syria solution 27 Dec 2017 - 05:30 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference with his Tunisian counterpart on December 27, 2017 at Carthage palace near Tunis.   / AFP / FETHI BELAID
Syria's Eastern Ghouta, under siege since 2013 27 Dec 2017 - 03:00 pm
A woman and girl are seen in an ambulance during medical evacuation from the besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta to Damascus, Syria December 27, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh.