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Syria rebels, regime to launch talks in Astana 23 Jan 2017 - 10:41 am
Smoke billows from reported shelling by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held area of Daraa, in southern Syria on Janauary 22, 2017 (AFP Photo/MOHAMAD ABAZEED).
Israeli soldiers arrest 13 Palestinians in West Bank 23 Jan 2017 - 10:35 am
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Police kill 2nd suspect behind Istanbul rocket attacks 23 Jan 2017 - 09:51 am
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Trump, Netanyahu to speak as Israel moves on settlements 22 Jan 2017 - 06:50 pm
Israeli settlements under construction are seen in Palestinian lands in Jerusalem on December 29, 2016 (Daniel Bar On / Anadolu Agency)
Syria peace negotiator says ceasefire on Astana agenda 22 Jan 2017 - 04:59 pm
A picture taken on January 22, 2017 shows the Baiterek monument in downtown Astana. The so-called Astana peace talks, set to begin on Monday, will be the first time a delegation composed exclusively of rebel groups will negotiate with the regime of Syrian
Israel approves 560 settlement homes in East Jerusalem 22 Jan 2017 - 03:55 pm
A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank, near Jerusalem January 17, 2017. Picture taken January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad.
Islamic State blows up hotel to prevent landing in west Mosul 22 Jan 2017 - 02:23 pm
A member of the Iraqi counter-terrorism service (CTS) flashes the V-gesture as he stands atop a humvee patrolling the Andalus neighbourhood in the city of Mosul after its liberation from the Islamic state group (IS) control, during the ongoing military op
Syria rebels arrive in Astana for talks with regime 22 Jan 2017 - 02:11 pm
A picture taken on January 22, 2017 shows men at work to prepare the Syria peace talks conference room at Astana' Rixos President Hotel. The talks, set to begin on Monday, will be the first time a delegation composed exclusively of rebel groups will negot
Egypt military court jails 16 civilians for ‘violence’ 22 Jan 2017 - 02:09 pm
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Lebanese army foils suicide bombing in Beirut 22 Jan 2017 - 02:05 pm
Lebanese security forces secure the street near the cafe in Hamra street in Beirut where a suicide bomber was arrested minutes before exploding himself on January 22, 2017. (AFP).
11 IS terrorists ‘neutralized’ in northern Syria 22 Jan 2017 - 01:29 pm
Photo: AA.
132 suspects arrested across Turkey in FETO probe 22 Jan 2017 - 12:14 pm
Photo: AA.
5 arrested over Istanbul rocket attacks 22 Jan 2017 - 12:07 pm
Photo: AA.
Libya’s neighbors meet in Egypt to discuss turmoil 22 Jan 2017 - 12:05 pm
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4 Qaeda members killed in Yemen drone strikes 22 Jan 2017 - 11:48 am
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In Mosul battle, Iraq forces face fewer IS-planted bombs 22 Jan 2017 - 11:32 am
While previous urban battlefields in Iraq's war against IS were largely depopulated, Mosul still sheltered a million-plus people when an offensive to retake it was launched (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
Blast causes deaths in Syrian camp near Jordan border-monitor 21 Jan 2017 - 02:32 pm
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Syria: Idlib countryside is witnessing continuous tension between rebel groups 21 Jan 2017 - 12:53 pm
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(Files) Containers of China Shipping and Cosco shipping companies are stacked at a transshipment station in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on April 15, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP) Chinese shipping giant Cosco halts services to and from Gulf
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A truck troller is parked to block the road leading to the US Consulate in Karachi on March 2, 2026. Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP US Department of State orders non-emergency staff to leave Pakistan, Cyprus
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Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
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