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New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue 22 Jan 2020 - 09:14 am
A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on on January 21, 2020 shows Lebanon's new Prime Minister Hassan Diab signing official documents at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, as the new governme
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 9, including whole family 21 Jan 2020 - 03:55 pm
A Syrian man looks at a crater caused by a reported pro-regime bombardment in the village of Al-Jineh, in Aleppo's western countryside, on January 20, 2020. / AFP / Aaref WATAD
Three rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad 21 Jan 2020 - 07:46 am
A view of the Jumhuriyah bridge which runs over the Tigris river in the Iraqi capital Baghdad between Tahrir Square and the high-security Green Zone (background) which hosts government offices and foreign embassies. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Lebanon urgently needs new gov't to avoid collapse: Hariri 20 Jan 2020 - 04:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks after meeting with President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iraqi officials: Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens 20 Jan 2020 - 04:26 pm
Demonstrators clash with members of Iraqi security forces during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
Ukraine insists Iran hand over downed jet's black boxes 20 Jan 2020 - 03:35 pm
Relatives and colleagues attend a tribute ceremony and react in front of the flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran during a spike in tensions with Washington, which arrived in Boryapil airport, outside K
Lebanese president, security chiefs meet after Beirut riots 20 Jan 2020 - 03:22 pm
Lebanese protesters take cover as riot police spray them with water from behind a barricaded road leading to parliament in central Beirut  amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations. Lebanese anti-riot police fired rubber bullets and water cannons at sto
Iran says it will quit global nuclear treaty if case goes to U.N. 20 Jan 2020 - 03:10 pm
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)
Iraqi officials: At least 13 wounded in violence in Baghdad 20 Jan 2020 - 02:13 pm
 A view of clashes between Iraqi security forces (unseen) and anti-government protesters (foreground) as tuktuks (motorised rickshaws) are present on the scene to transport the injured, at Tayaran Square, east of Tahrir Square in the centre of the capital
Iran says Zarif skips Davos over programme change 20 Jan 2020 - 12:24 pm
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a gathering at the All India Association of Industries (AIAI) in Mumbai on January 17, 2020. Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is on a three-day visit to India. / AFP / Punit PARANJPE
Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire 19 Jan 2020 - 10:15 pm
A protest with Stop war in Libya banner in front of the Reichstag building during the Peace summit on Libya at the Chancellery in Berlin on January 19, 2020. AFP / John MacDougall
Nearly 450 wounded in two days of clashes in Lebanon's capital 19 Jan 2020 - 09:33 pm
A demonstrator is carried on a stretcher during a protest against a ruling elite accused of steering Lebanon towards economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon January 19, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Beirut braces for more violence, after night of riots 19 Jan 2020 - 05:30 pm
An anti-government protester climbs the police barricades during clashes with security forces in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut near the parliament headquarters on January 18, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Iran seeks to examine downed plane's black boxes itself - report 19 Jan 2020 - 02:31 pm
File photo: The crate containing purportedly the two black boxes recovered from the crashed Ukrainian airliner, Boeing 737-800, is seen in this still image taken from a video, in Tehran, Iran January 10, 2020.  IRIB VIA WANA/Handout via Reuters
Israel starts to install sensors along Lebanon border 19 Jan 2020 - 11:54 am
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UN warns against stopping oil production in Libya 19 Jan 2020 - 08:38 am
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Dozens wounded as Lebanon protesters clash with police 18 Jan 2020 - 08:45 pm
Anti-government protesters use a window as a makeshift shield as they confront security forces from behind a barbed-wire and metal fence barrier during clashes in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital Beirut near the parliament headquarter
Lebanon protesters lob traffic signs, branches at police 18 Jan 2020 - 06:34 pm
Lebanese security forces take cover behind riot shields during clashes with anti-government protesters in the central downtown district of the Lebanese capital near the parliament headquarters on January 18, 2020. / AFP / Anwar AMRO