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World / Middle East

Syria army finds mass grave near Damascus: state media 17 Feb 2020 - 04:21 pm
Syrian government forces uncovering a mass grave containing bodies of people reportedly believed to have died between 2012 and 2014, in al-Ubb in the eastern Ghouta region about 20 kilometres east of the capital Damascus, which was formerly held by rebel
Syria military hails advance against rebels in 'record time' 17 Feb 2020 - 12:12 pm
Syrian army troops advance towards the rebel-held areas of the northern Aleppo province on February 12, 2020. AFP
Attacks in Syria's Idlib must stop, Turkey tells Russia 16 Feb 2020 - 05:50 pm
Vehicles carrying displaced Syrians pass by an internally-displaced persons (IDP) camp by Dayr Ballut near the Turkish border in the west of the northern province of Aleppo on February 15, 2020, as people flee advancing Syrian government forces in Idlib a
Iraq protesters rally for one of their own to become PM 16 Feb 2020 - 05:21 pm
Iraqi demonstrators lift a poster of premier-designate Mohammad Allawi with the mention
Iran's Rouhani says Tehran will never yield to U.S. pressure for talks 16 Feb 2020 - 04:24 pm
Peninsula
Oman working to reduce tension in region: Bin Alawi 16 Feb 2020 - 03:20 pm
Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah attends a panel discussion during the 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 15, 2020. AFP / Thomas Kienzle
Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: militaries 16 Feb 2020 - 11:28 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 03, 2020, a view of the US embassy across the Tigris river in Iraq's capital Baghdad.  AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Erdogan, Trump discuss ways to end crisis in Idlib 15 Feb 2020 - 08:55 pm
 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends award ceremony at provincial directorate of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Istanbul, Turkey on February 15, 2020. ( Murat Kula - Anadolu Agency
Syrian army clears barricades on Damascus-Aleppo highway-state media 15 Feb 2020 - 02:50 pm
Syrian government forces gather after taking control of the Rashideen al-Rabea area in Syria's Aleppo province on February 11, 2020. AFP
Turkey says it met responsibilities over Syria's Idlib in Russia deal 15 Feb 2020 - 02:42 pm
A Turkish military mobile rocket launcher fires from a position near the village of Miznaz, on the eastern outskirts of Syria's Aleppo province, on February 14, 2020, at Syrian government forces' positions in the countryside of Aleppo province. / AFP / AA
Syrian insurgents down government helicopter in Aleppo 14 Feb 2020 - 08:28 pm
People search for scrapes of metal among the debris of a Syrian military helicopter that was shot down on February 14, 2020, in the western countryside of Aleppo province. (AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR)
UN rights office lists companies it says have ties to Jewish settlements 12 Feb 2020 - 07:22 pm
Israeli settlements under construction are seen in Palestinian lands in Jerusalem on December 29, 2016. Daniel Bar / Anadolu Agency
Haftar forces block UN flights in and out of Libya - UN mission 12 Feb 2020 - 12:53 pm
Peninsula
5 Turkish troops die in Syrian army clashes; talks in Ankara 10 Feb 2020 - 05:00 pm
Turkish soldiers gather in the village of Qaminas, about 6 kilometres southeast of Idlib city in northwestern Syria on February 10, 2020.  AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Suicide attack kills Algerian soldier near Mali border 09 Feb 2020 - 09:51 pm
Representative image (Tunisian soldiers stand guard in the mountainous border region near Algeria where security forces have been hunting Al-Qaeda linked jihadists on June 6, 2013. AFP / Abderrazek Khlifi)
Turkey reinforces troops in Syria's Idlib, talks with Russia 08 Feb 2020 - 07:25 pm
A Turkish military convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles passes near the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria, near the Syria-Turkey border, on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Lebanon's Aoun says a number of states expressed desire to help Lebanon 08 Feb 2020 - 06:51 pm
Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab speaks with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun during a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran says it is ready to mediate between Turkey and Syria 08 Feb 2020 - 05:29 pm
Turkish military convoy consisting of approximately 300 armored personnel carriers are on the way towards observation points in Syria's Idlib, on February 08, 2020 in Hatay, Turkey.  Cem Genco - Anadolu Agency