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Abbas: Palestinians will not accept metal detectors in Al-Aqsa 23 Jul 2017 - 08:23 pm
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Libya's rival leaders due in Paris for talks: report 23 Jul 2017 - 07:10 pm
A member of Libyan anti-crime service stands next to dead bodies of Islamic State militants, at a morgue in Misrata, Libya July 22, 2017. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus despite ceasefire: Syrian Observatory 23 Jul 2017 - 11:41 am
An elderly Syrian sits outside a newly-reopened shop amid the destruction, where he sells tablecloths in the old city of Aleppo on July 22, 2017. (AFP / George OURFALIAN)
Iraqi bridge is sole link for Mosul residents rebuilding lives 23 Jul 2017 - 10:21 am
Iraqis walk towards the floating bridge between east and west of Mosul, Iraq, July 21, 2017. Picture taken July 21, 2017. (REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily)
Syria announces truce in one of rebels' last Damascus bastions 23 Jul 2017 - 12:06 am
Workers clearing rubble from the courtyard of the ancient Great Umayyad Mosque in the old city, yesterday.
Tension mounts over Al Aqsa restrictions 22 Jul 2017 - 11:12 pm
Palestinians pray outside Lions’ Gate, a main entrance to the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, yesterday, in protest against new Israeli security measures implemented at the holy site the previous week.
'Hero' T-shirt prompts wave of arrests in Turkey 22 Jul 2017 - 07:10 pm
People wearing t-shirts with bearing the word
Erdogan condemns Israel's 'excessive' use of force in Jerusalem 22 Jul 2017 - 04:46 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the Health in Africa dinner at Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey on July 21, 2017. ( Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman - Anadolu Agency )
Russia: 'Safe zone' in Syria's Ghouta demarcated 22 Jul 2017 - 03:49 pm
Syrian rebel fighters from the Faylaq al-Rahman brigade carry their homemade 12.7mm sniper rifle in Ain Tarma, in the eastern Ghouta area, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on July 20, 2017. (AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA)
Two killed as strong earthquake hits Greece and Turkey 22 Jul 2017 - 02:02 am
People stand outside damaged buildings after an earthquake in the Greek island of Kos, yesterday.
Abbas announces halt of all contacts with Israel 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a press conference at Prime Ministry building in Ramallah, West Bank on July 21, 2017. Abbas announced on Friday that all contacts with Israel have been suspended until it commits to lift the recent measures taken
Three Palestinians shot dead in clashes 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am
Palestinian pray outside Damascus Gate, yesterday.
Lebanon's Hezbollah launches Syria border operation 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am
A picture released by the media office of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah on July 21, 2017 shows an artillery firing towards militant jihadists' position in Jurud Arsal, a mountainous region bordering with Syria. Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah gro
Erdogan condemns German minister’s remarks 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am
Peninsula
Moroccan police fire tear gas to disperse protests in north 20 Jul 2017 - 09:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Women shout during a protest against official abuses and corruption in the town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco, June 3, 2017 (Reuters / Youssef Boudlal)
Remove Jerusalem metal detectors, Erdogan tells Israeli counterpart 20 Jul 2017 - 08:03 pm
Israeli security forces wait as Palestinians perform prayer near new security metal detectors, outside one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa mosque, refusing to enter because of the detectors installed by Israel as the holy site re-opened for the first
Turkish Foreign Minister accuses Berlin of harbouring terrorists, as disagreement heats up 20 Jul 2017 - 07:54 pm
Mevlut Cavusoglu
After Mosul, Islamic State digs in for guerrilla warfare 20 Jul 2017 - 10:23 am
Members of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division are photographed with an Islamic State flag, claimed after fighting with Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq June 17, 2017. (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo)