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World / Middle East

Deal with US to prevent Turkey role in Raqqa assault: SDF 06 Nov 2016 - 02:50 pm
Jihan Sheikh Ahmed, a spokeswoman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), holds a press conference in the town of Ain Issa, some 50 kilometres north of Raqa, on November 6, 2016, to announce that the US-backed alliance has began a long-awaited operation t
Palestinian businessmen in Egypt for Gaza conference 06 Nov 2016 - 02:45 pm
A picture taken on September 16, 2013 shows members of Hamas’ security forces standing guard in front of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip as demonstrators gather demanding it to be open permanently and without restrictions o
Photos: Internally relocated people fleeing Islamic State in Iraq 06 Nov 2016 - 02:26 pm
Iraqis living in villages of Mosul, fled from Islamic State arrive to Erbil in Iraq on November 4, 2016. Ahmet ?zgi - Anadolu Agency
Iraq forces storm northern Mosul amid anti-Islamic State operation 06 Nov 2016 - 02:15 pm
Smoke rises from burning oil wells in Qayyarah, south of Mosul, on November 4, 2016, during operation by Iraqi forces to retake the main hub city from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Elite Iraqi forces pushed deep into the streets of Mosul on Frid
Assad says West growing weaker in Syria 06 Nov 2016 - 02:10 pm
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Iraq forces gain ground in Mosul despite fierce resistance 06 Nov 2016 - 02:09 pm
A tank of Iraqi security forces is seen during a battle with Islamic State militants in Ali Rash, southeast of Mosul, Iraq November 5, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudaini
US-backed forces launch bid to capture IS Syria bastion Raqqa 06 Nov 2016 - 01:55 pm
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44 killed in Yemen violence 06 Nov 2016 - 01:38 pm
Photo: AA.
Suicide bombings kill 18 in cities north of Baghdad 06 Nov 2016 - 12:46 pm
People check the damage after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in northern Baghdad's Sadr City on May 17, 2016 (AFP Photo/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
Fresh Yemen fighting kills 20 06 Nov 2016 - 12:40 pm
Pro-Houthi protesters wave their weapons as they shout slogans against a U.N.-proposed peace plan for Yemen during a demonstration outside a hotel where the U.N. envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, is staying in Sanaa, Yemen, November 5, 2016. REUT
Turkey minister calls EU envoys meeting after arrests criticism 06 Nov 2016 - 11:49 am
Photo: AFP.
Suicide bombers in ambulances kill 21 people in Iraq 06 Nov 2016 - 11:32 am
Iraqi youth gather by wreckage at the site of a car bomb that exploded the previous night in Baghdad's Hurriyah neighbourhood on October 31, 2016. (AFP)
Istanbul airport police fire warning shots at suspect motorbike 06 Nov 2016 - 11:12 am
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Suicide bombers strike in two Iraqi cities, killing 11 - officials 06 Nov 2016 - 10:51 am
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Shots fired at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, two men detained - TV 06 Nov 2016 - 10:33 am
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Turkey detains 15 in raids targeting Kurdish militant group - Anadolu 06 Nov 2016 - 10:04 am
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'Coalition warplanes kill 9 civilians' in Iraq's Mosul 06 Nov 2016 - 09:28 am
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Turkey orders trial for newspaper staff, detains more pro-Kurd officials 05 Nov 2016 - 07:55 pm
Protesters hold copies of the latest edition of the Turkish daily newspaper