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Iraq's embattled PM bows out as protesters mourn dead 01 Dec 2019 - 07:42 pm
File photo: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi speaks during a press conference at the German Chancellery in Berlin on April 30, 2019.  AFP / Tobias Schwarz
Nearly 70 dead in Syria regime clashes with Idlib militants 01 Dec 2019 - 05:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows during reported airstrikes by Syrian pro-regime forces on the village of Bsaqla, in the southern countryside of Idlib province, on November 26, 2019. / AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Bus accident kills 22 in northern Tunisia 01 Dec 2019 - 04:18 pm
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Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead 01 Dec 2019 - 03:35 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 23, 2019, Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi speaks during a funeral ceremony in Baghdad on October 23, 2019. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting 'not enough' 01 Dec 2019 - 09:40 am
An Iraqi demonstrator waving the national flag is silhouetted during clashes with security forces in the holy shrine city of Karbala on November 29, 2019, amid ongoing anti-government protests.   AFP / Mohammed SAWAF
UN tries to cut numbers at EU-funded migrant center in Libya 30 Nov 2019 - 03:15 pm
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Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens 30 Nov 2019 - 12:50 pm
Lebanese people queue in front of a petrol station in Beirut's Cola district on November 29, 2019, following an open strike called for by the Syndicate of Fuel Station Owners.  AFP
Smog shuts schools, universities in Iran 30 Nov 2019 - 10:41 am
In this file photo taken on November 13, 2019 A general view taken from Western Tehran shows a blanket of brown-white smog covering the city as heavy pollution hit the Iranian capital on November 13, 2019. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Iraq’s PM announces he’ll resign amid worsening crisis 29 Nov 2019 - 05:40 pm
An Iraqi demonstrator wearing a Guy Fawkes mask in reverse and draped in a national flag waves another national flag before others celebrating the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's government, during a demonstration along Rasheed Street in
Iraqi forces kill 8 protesters, authorities move to stem unrest 28 Nov 2019 - 11:30 am
A demonstrator holds an Iraqi flag near burning tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Nassiriya, Iraq November 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ahmed Dhahi
Iran demands Iraqi action against 'aggressors' over Najaf consulate attack 28 Nov 2019 - 11:20 am
A view of the Iranian consulate after Iraqi demonstrators stormed and set fire to the building during ongoing anti-government protests in Najaf, Iraq November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
Iran arrests eight 'linked to CIA' during unrest: state media 28 Nov 2019 - 10:31 am
File photo of people walk near a burnt bank, after protests against increased fuel prices, in Tehran, Iran November 20, 2019.  Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Turtles and tourists share the same beach on a Tunisian island 27 Nov 2019 - 10:21 pm
A member of a Tunisian conservation association shows a marine turtle hatchling at a beach on Tunisia's Kuriat Island, on August 17, 2019. AFP / Akim Rezgui
Lebanon army says 16 held after night of unrest 27 Nov 2019 - 07:12 pm
Supporters of Lebanon's President Michel Aoun take part in a demonstration in Hazmiyeh, Lebanon November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
At least 2 protesters shot dead in Baghdad: medics, security 27 Nov 2019 - 11:37 am
Iraqis walk past burning tyres at a roadblock in the central holy shrine city of Najaf on November 27, 2019, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations.  AFP / Haidar HAMDANI
Lebanon protesters defiant despite Hezbollah attack 25 Nov 2019 - 06:19 pm
A Lebanese demonstrator waves the national flag while security forces stand by, during an anti-American protest near the US embassy in Awkar, northeast of the capital Beirut, on November 24, 2019. AFP / Anwar Amro
Key Beirut road reopens after rival groups clash overnight 25 Nov 2019 - 10:16 am
Lebanese army soldiers and riot police are deployed after clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi'ite movements Hezbollah and Amal in Beirut, Lebanon, November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran planning attacks on Israel: Netanyahu 24 Nov 2019 - 11:53 pm
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defence Minister Naftali Bennett (2nd) visit an army base in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights overlooking Syrian territory, on November 24, 2019. AFP / Atef Safadi