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Kazakhstan to hold new Syria talks next week 11 Dec 2017 - 05:53 pm
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Putin calls for Mideast talks to resume, including on Jerusalem 11 Dec 2017 - 05:41 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart (unseen) following their talks at the presidential palace in the capital Cairo on December 11, 2017.   AFP / POOL / Alexander Zemlianichenko
Hezbollah's Nasrallah says group to focus on Israel 11 Dec 2017 - 05:36 pm
Lebanese demonstrators march with their national flags and the flags of Palestine and the militant Shiite movement Hezbollah during a protest against the US president's controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Beirut on December 11,
In Syria, Putin orders partial Russia troop withdrawal 11 Dec 2017 - 04:59 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (3 R) meets with President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad (2 R) during his visit at the Hmeymim base in Syria's Latakia on December 11, 2017.  Kremlin Press Office
Cairo, Moscow sign contract for Egypt's first nuclear plant 11 Dec 2017 - 04:37 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at the presidential palace in the capital Cairo on December 11, 2017. / AFP / POOL / Alexander Zemlianichenko
Putin orders start of Russian withdrawal from Syria 11 Dec 2017 - 02:13 pm
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Palestinian leader Abbas in Cairo, Istanbul to rally region over Jerusalem 11 Dec 2017 - 02:06 pm
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops near an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 8, 2017.  AFP / ABBAS MOMANI
Jordan parliament to review peace treaty with Israel 11 Dec 2017 - 12:56 pm
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IS long gone, but former Iraqi oil hub still dead 11 Dec 2017 - 10:54 am
A member of the Iraqi forces guards a checkpoint in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji on November 27, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Mahmud SALEH).
Palestinian presidency renews rejection of Trump's decision on Jerusalem 11 Dec 2017 - 09:40 am
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Bahraini civil society group under pressure after Israel visit 11 Dec 2017 - 09:00 am
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Syrian army and Iranian-backed militias push towards Idlib province 11 Dec 2017 - 08:43 am
A general view of the Syrian town of Atimah, Idlib province, seen in this picture taken from Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Pope renews call for 'wisdom and prudence' over Jerusalem 10 Dec 2017 - 03:59 pm
Pope Francis is pictured through the branches of a Christmas tree as he addresses the crowd from the Apostolic Palace overlooking St Peter's square during the Angelus prayer, on December 10, 2017 in Vatican. AFP / Andreas SOLARO
US's Jerusalem decision 'null and void': Erdogan 10 Dec 2017 - 03:53 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the closing of Turkish Exporters' Assembly's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week in Istanbul, Turkey on December 9, 2017. Presidency of Turkey / Yasin Bülbül
Erdogan, Macron agree to cooperate over Jerusalem 10 Dec 2017 - 12:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the COP23 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo.
Israeli occupation forces arrest Palestinians in West Bank 10 Dec 2017 - 12:34 pm
Israeli security forces intervene demonstrators during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plans to relocate the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, on December 9, 2017 in E
Lebanon forces fire tear gas at protestors near US embassy 10 Dec 2017 - 12:26 pm
Palestinian and Lebanese protesters take to the streets in the Lebanese capital Beirut on December 8, 2017 to denounce the widely criticised decision by US President Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO.
Lebanese security forces fire tear gas in protest near U.S. embassy 10 Dec 2017 - 12:18 pm
Protesters are sprayed with water near the U.S. embassy in Awkar east of Beirut, Lebanon December 10,2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir.