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US urges immediate halt to military operations by Haftar 08 Apr 2019 - 09:19 am
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press conference after meetings of NATO foreign ministers during the 70th anniversary of the alliance at the US Department of State April 4, 2019, in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Thousands of Sudanese protesters hold second day of sit-in outside Bashir's compound 07 Apr 2019 - 01:23 pm
Sudanese protesters run for cover from teargas outside the military headquarters in the capital Khartoum on April 7, 2019.  AFP
Iraq closes border crossing with Iran on concern about floods 06 Apr 2019 - 05:24 pm
An aerial view of flooding in Khuzestan province, Iran, April 5, 2019. Mehdi Pedramkhoo
Iran media reports battery explosion on sub kills 3 06 Apr 2019 - 04:31 pm
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Tunisia president Essebsi says he does not want to run for a second term 06 Apr 2019 - 04:16 pm
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi waves to his supporters during the launch of his party Nidaa Tounes' congress in the coastal city of Monastir, about 160 kilometres south of the capital Tunis, on April 6, 2019. / AFP / FETHI BELAID
Sudan protesters reach army HQ for first time: witnesses 06 Apr 2019 - 03:52 pm
Peninsula
Vote recount narrows gap between Istanbul mayor candidates 05 Apr 2019 - 11:16 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media in Istanbul, Turkey April 5, 2019. Cem Oksuz/Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters
Libyan militias capture Haftar's forces marching on Tripoli 05 Apr 2019 - 09:47 pm
Military vehicles, which were confiscated from Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar's troops, are seen in Zawiyah, west of Tripoli, Libya April 5, 2019. Reuters/Hani Amara
Libya in chaos since 2011 overthrow of Kadhafi 05 Apr 2019 - 09:47 pm
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj (C), visits military and security commanders of the government forces who supervised recapture of the checkpoint 27 in Janzour, between Tripoli and the coastal town of Zawiya on April 5, 2019
Iran says flood damage to farms runs to hundreds of millions of dollars 04 Apr 2019 - 04:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: People are seen on a boat after flooding in Golestan province, Iran, March 24, 2019.
Turkey plans to move Treasury units to Istanbul - sources 04 Apr 2019 - 03:57 pm
Ankara
Army shelling kills 22 civilians in Syria's Idlib: monitor 04 Apr 2019 - 03:18 pm
Peninsula
Iran flood death toll reaches 62 03 Apr 2019 - 06:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of flooding in Golestan province, Iran, March 22, 2019.
Algeria's Bouteflika resigns 02 Apr 2019 - 10:22 pm
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika looks on during a meeting with army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gaid Salah in Algiers, Algeria, in this handout still image taken from TV. Algerian TV /Handout via Reuters
France, Germany and UK say Iran missiles can deliver nukes 02 Apr 2019 - 07:15 pm
Peninsula
US blames Iran's government for devastating flood damage 02 Apr 2019 - 06:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: Damaged vehicles are seen after a flash flooding in Shiraz, Iran, March 26, 2019.
UN chief meets with Egypt's top cleric, decries hate speech 02 Apr 2019 - 04:47 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech following a meeting with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's foremost Islamic institution, in the Egyptian capital Cairo on April 2, 2019. / AFP / Khaled DESOUKI
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk 02 Apr 2019 - 02:22 pm
Iranian soldiers help civilians in a flooded area in a village around the city of Ahvaz, in Iran's Khuzestan province, on March 31, 2019. AFP / Tasnim News / Mehdi Pedramkhoo