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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
Iran says foils cyberattack targeting internet providers 08 Feb 2020 - 02:33 pm
Peninsula
Syria army overruns key Idlib crossroads town: State TV 08 Feb 2020 - 02:13 pm
Syrian troops gathering in an area southwest of Saraqeb during their assault on Idlib region. AFP
Israel bans Palestinian agricultural exports via Jordan: PA minister 08 Feb 2020 - 01:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian farmer Mohammad Masaeed picks up eggplants with his family in his farm in the village of Al-Jiftlik near Jericho in the Israeli-occupied West Bank February 5, 2020. Picture taken February 5, 2020. REUTERS