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Iraqi commander says 'true liberation' of Mosul has begun 01 Nov 2016 - 03:14 pm
 Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) drive near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edges of Mosul, tightening the noose on Mosul as the offensive to retake the Islamic State group stronghold entered its third week on October 31, 2016.
Google Doodle commemorates late iconic Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi 01 Nov 2016 - 02:50 pm
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Russia says chance of Syria settlement remote 01 Nov 2016 - 02:28 pm
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Morocco arrests 11 over fish seller's death 01 Nov 2016 - 02:10 pm
© AFP/File | Protesters hold the Amazigh (Berber) flag during a demonstration in the northern Moroccan city of Al Hoceima on October 30, 2016, following the death of fish seller Mouhcine Fikri
IS kills 40 near Mosul, tries to move 25,000 to use as shields, UN says 01 Nov 2016 - 01:50 pm
Soldiers of Iraqi Army use artillery to hit IS targets at the Bertilla front as the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from IS terrorists continues, in Mosul, Iraq on November 1, 2016.  ( Hemn Baban - Anadolu Agency )
Iraq forces poised for first push into Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 12:09 pm
Soldiers of Iraqi Army use artillery to hit Daesh targets at the Bertilla front as the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh terrorists continues, in Mosul, Iraq on November 1, 2016. ( Hemn Baban - Anadolu Agency )
Russia says resumption of Syria peace talks delayed indefinitely 01 Nov 2016 - 12:07 pm
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Erdogan rides patriotic wave with crackdown at home, combative policy abroad 31 Oct 2016 - 09:41 pm
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Turkey says Raqa operation should start after Mosul operation ends 31 Oct 2016 - 08:00 pm
Iraqi people who were taking shelter at temporary camps are seen near the Mahmour district on their way to their homes after over 60 villages have been retaken from the terrorist group Daesh in Mosul, Iraq on October 30, 2016. ( Yunus Kele? - Anadolu Agen
Palestinian gunman shot dead after wounding three Israeli soldiers 31 Oct 2016 - 07:54 pm
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Turkey detains editor of opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet 31 Oct 2016 - 07:40 pm
Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C), leader of Turkey's Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi - CHP), speaks with editorial staff during his visit to the bureau of Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet in Ankara on October 31, 2016, following the detention of the
UN chief urges Lebanon to quickly form government 31 Oct 2016 - 07:36 pm
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon looks up during a tribute to the late King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej in the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Iraqi army, allies retake 5 more villages near Mosul 31 Oct 2016 - 03:40 pm
Children play football as smoke rises from oil wells, were set on fire by Islamic State to limit coalition forces pilots' eyesight and to make the wells out of service following Iraqi army's retaking of Al Qayyarah town from Islamic State during the opera
Lebanon's Aoun elected president, ending 29-month vacuum 31 Oct 2016 - 03:13 pm
A general view shows a large poster bearing portraits of ex-general Michel Aoun and reading in Arabic:
Lebanon's Aoun elected president 31 Oct 2016 - 02:57 pm
A supporter of Lebanese presidential candidate Michel Aoun holds his portrait and the Lebanese flag ahead of a parliament session expected to elect the ex-general as president and end a political stalemate of more than two years, as they gather in Jdeidah
Rebel assault on Aleppo slows as UN slams civilian deaths 31 Oct 2016 - 01:47 pm
Syrian opponents attack an Assad regime-controlled military academy and a neighborhood with tanks during an operation to break the siege of the regime forces in the city center in Aleppo, Syria on October on October 30, 2016. Beha el halabi - Anadolu Agen
Lebanese presidential vote goes to second round 31 Oct 2016 - 01:39 pm
A supporter of Lebanese presidential candidate Michel Aoun puts up a portrait of him ahead of a parliament session expected to elect the ex-general as president and end a political stalemate of more than two years, as they gather in Jdeidah, on the northe
Advancing Iraqi forces eye Mosul city limits 31 Oct 2016 - 12:42 pm
An Iraqi officer uses a radio to communicate with the crew of a helicopter during an operation against Islamic State militants south of Mosul, Iraq October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer