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Egypt foreign ministry denies troops deployed in Syria 27 Nov 2016 - 07:38 pm
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi, the former army chief who was elected president in 2014, expressed support for the Syrian military during an interview aired Tuesday with Portuguese broadcaster RTP.
More than 4,000 flee rebel-held east Aleppo: monitor 27 Nov 2016 - 07:35 pm
Syrian displaced families gather at a makeshit camp on November 27, 2016 in the government-held district of Jibreen in Aleppo, as civilians have fled the eastern part of the city in the past 24 hours as regime forces advance against rebel-held districts.
BBC Turkish says reporter freed in southeast Turkey 27 Nov 2016 - 07:29 pm
Hatice Kamer was detained on Saturday while reporting on a mine disaster in the Kurdish-dominated Siirt region of the southeast that left 11 miners dead and five missing, BBC Turkce (BBC Turkish) said in a statement on its website. (Photo courtesy: BBC)
Israeli forces exchange fire with gunmen in Syria 27 Nov 2016 - 03:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Syrian area of Quneitra is seen in the background as an out-of-commission Israeli tank parks on a hill, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
Syrian rebels hand in heavy weapons in besieged Damascus town 'Khan al-Shih' 27 Nov 2016 - 03:19 pm
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Strike over fuel subsidies quietens Khartoum streets 27 Nov 2016 - 03:14 pm
Al Khartoum Hospital street. Photo credit: Twitter/@IsSoOzZ
Hundreds flee Syria regime advance into east Aleppo 27 Nov 2016 - 02:59 pm
Birds fly near rising smoke and a smoke ring after a strike on the rebel-held besieged al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Iranian helicopter crashes; 5 killed 27 Nov 2016 - 02:34 pm
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Syria: 46 civilians killed in fresh airstrikes on Aleppo 27 Nov 2016 - 02:23 pm
(file Photo) An outside view of the pharmaceutical plant building which was destroyed by Russian warplanes at al-Masura district of Aleppo, Syria on November 26, 2016.  Ahmed Al Ahmed - Anadolu Agency
Blast rocks Syria's al-Rai, wounded taken to Turkish hospital 27 Nov 2016 - 01:58 pm
Video screen shots. Twitter/@tvRonahi
Israel kills 4 IS-linked gunmen in Golan: army 27 Nov 2016 - 12:30 pm
File photo of Israeli soldiers at Golan Heights, used for reference only. Reuters
More than 400 civilians flee east Aleppo: monitor 27 Nov 2016 - 12:11 pm
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Men win all but 1 seat in Kuwait parliamentary election 27 Nov 2016 - 11:02 am
Kuwaiti candidate and former parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanem (C), celebrates with his supporters following the announcement of his victory in the parliamentary election, in Kuwait city, early November 27, 2016. AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat
Helicopter crashes in Iran, killing five: official 27 Nov 2016 - 10:43 am
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Syria attack causes "chemical gas" symptoms in rebels -Turkish media 27 Nov 2016 - 10:31 am
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Israel firefighters say all fires extinguished 27 Nov 2016 - 10:27 am
Israeli firefighters try to extinguish fire in a forest near the Halamish Jewish accommodation unit in Deir Nidham town of Ramallah, West Bank on November 26, 2016. (Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency)
Syria says largest rebel area in Aleppo retaken 27 Nov 2016 - 01:03 am
Smoke rises from a damaged building after a strike on the rebel-held besieged Al Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria, yesterday.
Yemen president Hadi in surprise visit to Aden 27 Nov 2016 - 12:59 am
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi disembarking from a plane upon his arrival at Aden airport, yesterday.