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Gunmen attack Iran parliament and mausoleum, killing at least one - state media 07 Jun 2017 - 10:02 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 01, 2016 shows Iranian MPs attending a parliament session in Tehran on March 1, 2016. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Man opens fire in Iranian parliament, injures guard - witness 07 Jun 2017 - 09:38 am
Peninsula
Death toll in Yemen cholera outbreak hits nearly 700 - WHO 06 Jun 2017 - 04:04 pm
A Yemeni child suspected of being infected with cholera sits outside a makeshift hospital in Sanaa on June 5, 2017.  AFP / MOHAMMED HUWAIS
Five facts on targeted IS-held Syrian city of Raqa 06 Jun 2017 - 01:23 pm
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Syrian Observatory: U.S.-backed force attacks eastern edge of Raqqa 06 Jun 2017 - 11:09 am
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Rebels gun down Syrian army plane east of Damascus 06 Jun 2017 - 01:08 am
People walk at a site hit by an air strike in the rebel-held Tafas town, in Deraa Governorate, Syria, yesterday.
Germany may pull troops out from Turkish base: Minister 06 Jun 2017 - 12:35 am
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (right) walks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara, yesterday, before a meeting over the thorny issue of access to the Incirlik military air base near Syria.
Moroccan police stifle women’s protest in northern city 04 Jun 2017 - 10:14 pm
Women shout during a protest against official abuses and corruption in the town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco June 3, 2017. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal
Israel and Senegal end diplomatic rift after leaders’ meeting 04 Jun 2017 - 09:34 pm
Liberia's President and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Chairperson Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) looks on as ECOWAS president Marcel De Souza (2-R) speaks during the ECOWAS summit on June 4, 2017 in Monrovia. AFP / Zoom Dosso
Netanyahu woos West African leaders at Liberia summit 04 Jun 2017 - 09:27 pm
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2-L) looks on as Liberia's President and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Chairperson Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (R) speaks during the ECOWAS summit on June 4, 2017 in Monrovia.  AFP / Zoom Dosso
Laptop ban hot topic as airlines meet in Cancun 04 Jun 2017 - 08:29 pm
A Wikipedia webpage in use on a laptop computer is seen in Washington, January 17, 2012 (REUTERS / Gary Cameron)
Western terror policies have 'backfired': Iran leader 04 Jun 2017 - 08:21 pm
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a ceremony marking the death anniversary of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via Reuters
Turkey PM says Raqa operation in Syria has begun: state media 04 Jun 2017 - 02:21 pm
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim delivers a speech during the iftar meeting with representatives of workers, civil servants unions at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey on June 1, 2017. Turkish Prime Ministry / Mustafa Aktas / Anadolu Agency
Syrian army advances against Islamic State in Aleppo province 04 Jun 2017 - 02:02 pm
Peninsula
Iraq paramilitary troops take strategic town west of Mosul 04 Jun 2017 - 01:30 pm
A member of Iraqi rapid response forces carries his weapon, in western Mosul, Iraq, June 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
Iraqi forces retake area near Syrian border from IS 04 Jun 2017 - 12:47 pm
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Coalition raid kills 28 civilians in Syria's Raqqah 04 Jun 2017 - 10:34 am
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Iraq: Suicide bombing kills 1 north-west of Baghdad 04 Jun 2017 - 10:31 am
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