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Islamic State claims 'ongoing' attack on Yemen's Aden: statement 05 Nov 2017 - 03:05 pm
Yemeni men and security forces inspect the site of a suicide bombing in the southern port city of Aden, on November 5, 2017. AFP
297 illegal migrants held across Turkey 05 Nov 2017 - 10:29 am
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Syrian teenage boy gets prosthetic legs in Turkey 05 Nov 2017 - 10:10 am
Photo: AA.
Iraq dispute kicks off crisis for Kurdish sports 05 Nov 2017 - 09:32 am
Fans from Arbil football club celebrate winning the Iraqi league in 2012, but now the team could be sidelined as the crisis between Baghdad and Kurdistan spills over into sports. / AFP.
Sweet smell of success for Syrian refugee in Jordan 05 Nov 2017 - 09:09 am
File Photo: AFP.
Iraqi forces seize strategic border crossing with Syria 04 Nov 2017 - 01:24 pm
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Red Cross, Crescent societies meeting in Turkey 04 Nov 2017 - 01:20 pm
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Iraqi militia says will fight IS in Syria border town 04 Nov 2017 - 01:18 pm
A file photo of Syrian government forces are pictured in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor on November 3, 2017. / AFP / STRINGER
US calls on UNSC to prevent use of chemical weapons 04 Nov 2017 - 10:18 am
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Assad forces retake city center in Syria’s Deir ez-Zour 04 Nov 2017 - 10:05 am
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Russia accuses US of blocking humanitarian aid in Syria 04 Nov 2017 - 09:42 am
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Turkish aid agency continues to help Rohingya Muslims 04 Nov 2017 - 02:14 am
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) greets people as he attends the provincial meeting of Justice and Development (AK) Party in Manisa, Turkey on November 03, 2017. (Turkish Presidency / Yasin Bulbul / Handout - Anadolu Agency )
Russia saved Assad but Syria peace settlement elusive 04 Nov 2017 - 12:35 am
Smoke billows from the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor during an operation by government forces against Islamic State militants. Army and allied forces have taken full control of Deir Ezzor from the IS.
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq 03 Nov 2017 - 07:59 pm
Iraqi members of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) carry an upsidedown Islamic State (IS) group flag in the city of al-Qaim, in Iraq's western Anbar province near the Syrian border as they fight against remnant pockets of Islamic State gro
Tunisia policemen protest demanding 'protection' 03 Nov 2017 - 07:37 pm
Tunisian policemen take part in a symbolic funeral on November 3, 2017 in the city of Sfax during a march in solidarity with a policeman who died a day earlier after he was stabbed outside parliament in the capital Tunis. AFP / Houssem Zouari
Thousands of Palestinians protest Balfour centenary 03 Nov 2017 - 01:38 am
Palestinians participate in a march in the centre of the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest the 100th anniversary of Britain’s Balfour Declaration, which helped lead to Israel’s creation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Iraqi forces capture Akkas gas field from Islamic State - minister 02 Nov 2017 - 04:49 pm
(File Photo) An Iraqi army vehicle secures the Akkas gas field in the western desert of Iraq October 19, 2010. (ALI AL-MASHHADANI/Reuters)
IS executed 741 civilians during Mosul battle: UN 02 Nov 2017 - 04:01 pm
File Photo. Reuters