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World / Middle East

Occupation forces detain six Palestinians in West Bank 22 Oct 2017 - 12:39 pm
Peninsula
Iraqi judges to observe parliamentary election 22 Oct 2017 - 11:19 am
File Photo.
16 policemen killed in Egypt shootout: official toll 21 Oct 2017 - 08:04 pm
Egyptians carry the coffin of Police Cpt. Ahmed Fayez during his funeral outside a mosque in the capital Cairo's western suburb of Sixth of October, on October 21, 2017.  AFP / Fayed EL-GEZIRY
Erdogan says US cannot be 'civilized country' 21 Oct 2017 - 05:59 pm
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during International City and Civil Society Organizations Summit at Yildiz Technical University Davutpasa Convention Centre in Istanbul, Turkey on October 21, 2017. Metin Pala - AA
Somalia to declare ‘state of war’ against al-Shabab 21 Oct 2017 - 05:50 pm
People carry bomb attack victims from the scene in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia on October 14, 2017. Sadak Mohamed - AA
Lebanon sentences 2 to death for 1982 assassination 21 Oct 2017 - 05:47 pm
A poster of Lebanese assassinated president-elect Bashir Gemayel, is seen flanked on a building in Beirut,Lebanon October 20,2017.REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir
Syrian army takes town from Islamic State in Homs 21 Oct 2017 - 03:07 pm
Peninsula
Kremlin says Putin, Erdogan discuss Syria in phone call 21 Oct 2017 - 01:25 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey October 20, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Lebanese president Gemayel's killer convicted, 35 years later 20 Oct 2017 - 07:15 pm
This file photo taken on January 01, 1975 shows Lebanon's late president-elect Bashir Gemayel, who was killed by a remote-controlled explosion during a meeting at the Phalange Party office in the Christian quarter of Ashrafiyeh.  AFP
Force hails 'historic' Raqa victory but handover on hold 20 Oct 2017 - 06:54 pm
Kurdish fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ride in the back of a truck passing damaged buildings in Raqa on October 20, 2017, after a Kurdish-led force expelled the Islamic State group from the northern Syrian city.  AFP / Bulent Kilic
Israel responds after Syrian shell hits Golan: army 19 Oct 2017 - 09:29 pm
An Israeli flag flutters above the wreckage of an Israeli tank sitting on a hill in the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights and overlooking the border with Syria and the town of Quneitra, on October 18, 2017.  AFP / Jalaa Marey
US says Palestinian unity govt must recognise Israel, disarm Hamas 19 Oct 2017 - 06:35 pm
Jason Greenblatt (via Jerusalem Post)
Iraqi Kurds say open to talks after Baghdad military operation 19 Oct 2017 - 06:31 pm
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani speaks during a press conference on September 24, 2017 in Arbil (AFP / Safin Hamed)
Hamas leader says 'no one' can force it to disarm or recognise Israel 19 Oct 2017 - 06:22 pm
France criticises Russian stance on Syria toxic gas probe 19 Oct 2017 - 02:36 pm
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Balance of power shifts in Iraq's multi-ethnic Kirkuk 19 Oct 2017 - 02:20 pm
A member of the Iraqi Kurdish forces stands guard at an unfinished housing project where displaced people fleeing violence in the northern Kirkuk province are taking shelter on October 19, 2017 in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of nor
Fighters in Syria's Raqa prepare for civilian handover 19 Oct 2017 - 02:14 pm
A member (L) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) inspects the municipal stadium in Raqa on October 18, 2017, after the US-backed forces retook the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.   AFP / BULENT KILIC
Astana Talks on Syria to be Held on October 30-31 19 Oct 2017 - 10:23 am
A girl runs near a damaged site in the Quneitra countryside, Syria September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir