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Turkey says wants to take relations with EU to a new phase 27 Aug 2018 - 05:09 pm
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak attend a joint news conference after a meeting at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris, France, August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Lebanese cannabis farmers hope legalisation may bring amnesty 27 Aug 2018 - 04:29 pm
A farmer is seen in a green of cannabis plants in a field overlooking a lake in Yammouneh in West of Baalbek, Lebanon August 13, 2018. Picture taken August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran lawsuit against US sanctions opens at UN court 27 Aug 2018 - 11:59 am
Mohsen Mohebi, representative of Iran, is pictured during the opening of case between Iran and the United States at the The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague, August 27, 2018. Iran opened a lawsuit demanding the UN's top court order the su
Two dead, 255 injured in Iran earthquake 27 Aug 2018 - 12:53 am
A damaged house is seen after earthquake struck near the Iranian city of Kermanshah, Iran August 26, 2018. Tasnim News Agency/via Reuters
Erdogan: Issue not about myself, but Turkey, Islam 27 Aug 2018 - 12:43 am
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrives at a ceremony in the eastern city of Mus, Turkey August 26, 2018. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters
Iran defence minister in Damascus, says will help rebuild Syria 26 Aug 2018 - 05:48 pm
Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami (L) meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R)in the capital Damascus. AFP / SANA
Two dead, 255 injured in Iran earthquake 26 Aug 2018 - 04:50 pm
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Iranian parliament removes finance minister from office 26 Aug 2018 - 12:59 pm
Masoud Karbasian, Iran's Economy Minister, speaks in parliament in the capital Tehran on August 26, 2018 before a vote by lawmakers which saw him impeached. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Heater explosion kills 10 in northern Iran 25 Aug 2018 - 04:29 pm
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U.S. warns Russia it will hit Assad if he uses chemical arms, Sources Say 25 Aug 2018 - 04:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian and Syrian forces stand guard as civilians enter the Abu Duhur crossing on the eastern edge of Idlib province on August 20, 2018. AFP / George OURFALIAN
At least 27 hostages held by IS in south Syria: HRW 25 Aug 2018 - 11:19 am
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Under fire, Iran's Rouhani calls for unity 25 Aug 2018 - 10:35 am
File photo of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference at the Chancellery in Vienna, Austria July 4, 2018. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
Iraqi PM overrules move to pull Shia force from cities 24 Aug 2018 - 06:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr looks at Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi during a news conference in Najaf, June 23, 2018. (Reuters/Alaa al-Marjani)
Tehran calls on Trump to ‘return’ to landmark nuke deal 23 Aug 2018 - 08:55 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion on the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on August 23, 2018. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
US woman captured in Syria charged with helping Islamic State 23 Aug 2018 - 08:42 pm
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Air France, British Airways to end flights to Tehran 23 Aug 2018 - 06:21 pm
FILES PHOTO: An Air France airliner arrives at the Imam Khomeini international airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. April 17, 2016   AFP / ATTA KENARE
Lebanese President hopes US will adopt policy that promotes peace in the region 23 Aug 2018 - 05:01 pm
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British Airways to suspend flights between London and Tehran 23 Aug 2018 - 04:54 pm
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