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6 Turkish troops, 13 Syrian soldiers killed in north Syria 03 Feb 2020 - 05:38 pm
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, watch as a bulldozer digs through the rubble of a house hit in a reported airstrike in the town of Sarmin in the northern Syrian Idlib province on February 2, 2020. / AFP / Omar HAJ KAD
Erdogan says Turkey hits back after Syrian shells kill Turkish troops 03 Feb 2020 - 04:15 pm
 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to media ahead of his departure to Ukraine at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey on February 3, 2020. (Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman - Anadolu Agency)
Turkey informed Russia of developments in Syria's Idlib 03 Feb 2020 - 02:16 pm
 Syrians gather during a symbolic protest in the city of Harem in the rebel-held northern countryside of Syria's Idlib on the border with Turkey on February 2, 2020.( AFP / AAREF WATAD)
Iraqi protesters dig in heels despite new PM-designate 02 Feb 2020 - 06:13 pm
Iraq's wave the national flag during a gathering, rejecting the nomination of Mohammad Allawi as premier, in the city of Nasiriyah in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province on February 2, 2020. AFP
Iraqi president appoints Mohammed Allawi as new PM: State TV 01 Feb 2020 - 06:18 pm
Peninsula
Palestinians cut all ties with Israel, US: Abbas 01 Feb 2020 - 04:36 pm
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas holds a placard showing maps of (L to R) historical Palestine, the 1947 United Nations partition plan on Palestine, the 1948-1967 borders between the Palestinian territories and Israel, and a current map of the Palestini
Erdogan: Turkey won't hesitate to use force to stabilize Syria 31 Jan 2020 - 08:37 pm
Turkish President and Leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the party's extended meeting with provincial heads at the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, on January 31, 2020. (AFP / Adem AL
Trump says Mideast plan offers a path toward two-state solution 28 Jan 2020 - 08:56 pm
US President Donald Trump announces his Middle East peace plan in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 28, 2020. Trump says his plan 'could be the last opportunity' for Palestinians. (AFP / MANDEL NGAN)
Syrian troops enter key rebel-held town amid airstrikes 28 Jan 2020 - 06:46 pm
Syrian army units operating in the northern Aleppo province.  AFP
Over 39,000 Syrians flee to Turkish borders amid attacks on Idlib 28 Jan 2020 - 05:33 pm
A convoy of trucks transporting the families and belongings of displaced Syrians drives through Hazano in the northern countryside of Idlib, after hundreds of people fled on January 28, 2020 its southern countryside towards areas further north near the bo
Netanyahu formally indicted in court on corruption charges 28 Jan 2020 - 03:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to attend a conference in Jerusalem January 8, 2020 REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Syrian troops surround rebel-held town on 3 sides 28 Jan 2020 - 03:20 pm
Syrians drive with their belongings through the town of Ariha in the northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province on January 27, 2020, as people flee from the south of Idlib amidst an ongoing government forces' offensive. (AFP / AAREF WATAD)
Turkey ends rescue efforts after earthquake toll reaches 41 27 Jan 2020 - 05:50 pm
Search and rescue personnel work at the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey, January 27, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Iranian airliner skids into street; all 150 passengers safe 27 Jan 2020 - 10:28 am
An Iranian passenger plane is seen after sliding off the runway upon landing at Mahshahr airport, Iran January 27, 2020. Mohammad Zarei/ISNA News Agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Three rockets hit US embassy in protest-hit Iraqi capital 27 Jan 2020 - 10:00 am
Peninsula
Iraqi security forces clash with protesters in Baghdad and other cities 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
Iraqi protesters clash with riot police following an anti-government demonstration in al-Khilani Square in Baghdad on January 26, 2020. AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye
Trump to meet with Israel's Netanyahu and Gantz on peace plan on Monday 26 Jan 2020 - 09:34 pm
US President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands after delivering a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. AFP / Gil Cohen-Magen
Close Netanyahu ally, Likud lawmaker faces bribery charges 26 Jan 2020 - 07:24 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits at the plenum at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 30, 2019. Reuters / Ronen Zvulun