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World / Middle East

More than 20 dead, many displaced after violence in Sudan's West Darfur 01 Jan 2020 - 06:03 pm
File photo: Sudanese men ride camels as they gather to attend a speech by then Sudanese president during his visit to El Daein in Eastern Darfur on April 5, 2016. AFP /  Ashraf Shazly
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village 01 Jan 2020 - 04:13 pm
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, search for survivors following an air-strike on the flashpoint town of Maaret al-Numan in Syria's southern Idlib governorate on December 30, 2019. / AFP / Abdulaziz KETAZ
US troops fire tear gas at protesters in Iraq 01 Jan 2020 - 01:49 pm
U.S. Embassy security men use stun grenades to disperse protesters and militia fighters during a protest to condemn airstrikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. REUTERS/
Syria death toll for 2019 lowest in civil war: monitor 31 Dec 2019 - 07:58 pm
Syrian soldiers in a truck past people sitting in a field with harvested aubergines in the eastern countryside of the city of Qamishli in the northeastern Hasakah province on November 5, 2019. AFP / Delil Souleiman
US embassy in Baghdad evacuated as protesters denounce US air strikes 31 Dec 2019 - 01:10 pm
Protesters gather to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the main gate of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on December 31, 2019. (REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)
Turkish Airlines, Boeing reach 737 Max aircraft compensation deal 31 Dec 2019 - 09:18 am
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Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am
Iraqis wave Hashed Al-shaabi armed network flags on December 30, 2019, during a demonstration to denounce the previous night's attacks by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria.  AFP
Lebanese protesters defy capital controls in sit-in 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am
A Lebanese anti-government demonstrator yells slogans as she takes part in a rally in front of the central bank building in the capital Beirut on December 30, 2019.  AFP / Anwar Amro
Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher's killing 30 Dec 2019 - 06:26 pm
Sudanese protesters rally in front of a court in Omdurman near the capital Khartoum during the trial of intelligence agents for the death of teacher Ahmed Al-Khair. Sudan. December 30, 2019 / AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Sudan sentences to death 27 agents who tortured protester to death 30 Dec 2019 - 02:23 pm
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Turkey arrests 100 Islamic State suspects 30 Dec 2019 - 02:18 pm
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Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months 29 Dec 2019 - 08:29 pm
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Rocket fire kills US contractor in Iraq, raises fears of escalation 28 Dec 2019 - 07:31 pm
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Iraqi group says 490 protesters killed since October 28 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm
Iraqi protesters gather at Baghdad's Tahrir Square as demonstrations against the political system continues for the third consecutive month across Iraq on December 27, 2019. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Israel's Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at his watch before delivering a statement at the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem. December 19, 2018. Reuters / Amir Cohen
France summons Iran's ambassador over detained researchers 27 Dec 2019 - 07:49 pm
France considers the months-long detention of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal
Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
A car drives through a flooded road following heavy rain in Gaza City on December 27, 2019. AFP / Mohammed Abed
Over 230,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive: UN 27 Dec 2019 - 06:17 pm
Trucks carry belongings of people fleeing from Maarat al-Numan, in northern Idlib, Syria December 24, 2019. Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano