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Airstrike kills child, injures 4 in Syria’s Idlib 17 Feb 2018 - 05:12 pm
A wrecked vehicle is seen after an airstrike Hazzano town of Idlib, Syria on February 17, 2018. Ahmet Hatib - Anadolu
Egypt forces kill 7, arrest hundreds in Sinai 17 Feb 2018 - 01:15 pm
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Fears of Syrian war expanding might trigger peace deal 17 Feb 2018 - 11:38 am
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Turkey: 2 arrested over online terror propaganda 17 Feb 2018 - 10:55 am
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Over 50 Palestinians died in 2017 awaiting Israeli medical permits: WHO 15 Feb 2018 - 07:52 pm
A Palestinian woman sits with a child after receiving food supplies from the United Nations' offices at the United Nations' offices in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on February 11, 2018.  AFP / Said Khatib
100 Palestinian couples to get married in Istanbul 15 Feb 2018 - 07:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian couples sit on stage during a group wedding celebration held on November 24, 2016, for 27 couples organised by Fatah movement (AFP / Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
EU tries to breathe life back into UN Syria talks 15 Feb 2018 - 07:34 pm
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy speaks to journalists as she arrives for the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs ministers (Gymnich) in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 15, 2018. AFP / Ni
Russia says 5 citizens probably killed by US strike in Syria 15 Feb 2018 - 05:39 pm
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Lebanese presidency denies US Secretary of State kept waiting at palace 15 Feb 2018 - 01:17 pm
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun meets with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
US Secretary of State kept waiting at Lebanese palace 15 Feb 2018 - 11:55 am
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is seen at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon February 15, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Pentagon chief urges Turkey to stay focused on fighting Islamic State 15 Feb 2018 - 10:51 am
US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis poses with Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli during NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Virginia Mayo/Pool
More Israelis believe police than Netanyahu, polls show 14 Feb 2018 - 10:26 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out after a visit inside the Rahav, the fifth submarine in the fleet after it arrived in the Haifa port,  January 12, 2016. (Reuters / Baz Ratner)
Syria denies possessing chemical arms, says use 'unacceptable' 14 Feb 2018 - 04:17 pm
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Nations pledge nearly $25 bn toward Iraq reconstruction 14 Feb 2018 - 03:48 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi attends the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq, in Bayan, Kuwait, February 14, 2018. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/via REUTERS
First aid convoy this year enters Syria's Ghouta: UN 14 Feb 2018 - 03:22 pm
Forty-five-year-old Samir Salim (L), who along with his three brothers are members of the White Helmets rescue forces, looks out at destroyed buildings in the town of Medeira in Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area on February 12, 2018.   AFP / ABDULMON
France will strike Syria if use of chemical weapons proven 14 Feb 2018 - 02:51 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a Trianon Council meeting (Conseil de coordination du dialogue de Trianon) aiming to strengthen the links between France and Russia at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Febuary 9, 2018. REUTERS/Ludovic Mari
At least 19 migrants killed in Libya truck crash: hospital 14 Feb 2018 - 01:47 pm
Since the 2011 overthrow and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi, chaos-wracked Libya has become a key gateway for migrants trying to reach Europe, often on unseaworthy vessels. Reuters file picture
Netanyahu says government 'stable' after police recommend his indictment 14 Feb 2018 - 12:28 pm
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh/File Photo