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World / Middle East

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, presidential hopeful, says UAE blocks return to Cairo 29 Nov 2017 - 08:35 pm
Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq addressing a press conference in Cairo on June 03, 2012. Former Egyptian premier Ahmed Shafiq, who narrowly lost a 2012 election to a since ousted Islamist president, will challenge leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a
Palestinian unity deal in doubt as key deadline nears 29 Nov 2017 - 07:35 pm
Government employees of the Palestinian Authority gather to return to work at the headquarters of the Palestinian Finance Ministry in Gaza City on November 29, 2017.  AFP / Mohammed Abed
Truce near Damascus mostly being observed before Syria talks begin 29 Nov 2017 - 01:55 pm
Boys stand next to debris of damaged buildings in the town of Nashabiyeh, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Russia marks solidarity day with Palestine 29 Nov 2017 - 01:12 pm
Peninsula
Lebanon's Aoun says Hariri to "certainly" stay as PM 29 Nov 2017 - 12:14 pm
Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon November 27, 2017. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERS
Hopes for new dawn in Gaza face hurdles despite reconciliation 29 Nov 2017 - 08:38 am
A file photo of Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad (R) and Saleh al-Aruri (L) of Hamas shaking hands after signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo October 12, 2017. / AFP / KHALED DESOUKI
Egypt school head suspended over mosque attack simulation 28 Nov 2017 - 11:43 pm
Egyptians hold candles at a vigil outside the Syndicate of Journalists in the capital Cairo's downtown district on November 27, 2017, in the memory of the victims of a bomb and gun assault that left over 300 worshippers killed in the restive province of N
Islamic State warned Egypt mosque before massacre: Sufi sheikh 28 Nov 2017 - 07:04 pm
A picture taken on November 25, 2017, shows the Rawda mosque, roughly 40 kilometres west of the North Sinai capital of El-Arish, after a gun and bombing attack. AFP
Turkish NGO delivers food to Syria’s Turkmen mountain 28 Nov 2017 - 05:33 pm
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Syria regime agrees to Eastern Ghouta ceasefire: UN envoy 28 Nov 2017 - 04:23 pm
Syrians walk through the rubble down a street filled with destroyed buildings, in the aftermath of reported bombardment by government forces in the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus, during an air
Aid enters Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta after strikes 28 Nov 2017 - 03:42 pm
People gather at a damaged site after an airstrike in the rebel-held besieged town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Occupation forces detain 4 Palestinians in West Bank 28 Nov 2017 - 02:56 pm
Peninsula
Syria regime to join peace talks on Wednesday: UN 28 Nov 2017 - 01:20 pm
Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) head Nasr al-Hariri attends a press conference on the eve of a new round of peace talks on November 27, 2017 in Geneva.  AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Damascus shelling eases after Russian truce proposal 28 Nov 2017 - 12:52 pm
Syrian men run through an alley in the rebel-controlled town of Mesraba, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on November 27, 2017, following reported bombardment by government forces.  AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
4 Killed, 15 injured in shop explosion in Israel 28 Nov 2017 - 11:41 am
Fire is seen after an explosion at a building in Jaffa, Israel, in this still image taken from a November 27, 2017 social media video.
Three dead in Tel Aviv area explosion, fire 28 Nov 2017 - 09:42 am
Peninsula
Hamas due to hand over Gaza in major step toward unity 28 Nov 2017 - 09:22 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 12, 2017 shows Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad (R) and Saleh al-Aruri (L) of Hamas signing a reconciliation deal at the Egyptian intelligence services headquarters in Cairo, as the two rival Palestinian movements ended thei
Sudan forces arrest top Darfur militia chief: state media 27 Nov 2017 - 03:44 pm
Musa Hilal