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World / Middle East

Damascus says US crematorium claims 'totally unfounded' 16 May 2017 - 02:07 pm
(FILES) A handout satellite image dated April 18, 2017 courtesy of DigitalGlobe and released May 15, 2017 by the US Department of State shows the Saydnaya prison, one of Syria's largest detention centres, located 30 kilometres (18 miles) north of Damascus
Iraq forces say recaptured nearly 90% of west Mosul 16 May 2017 - 01:27 pm
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US accuses Assad of mass atrocities at Syrian prison 16 May 2017 - 01:12 pm
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Geneva VI peace talks on Syria begin 16 May 2017 - 12:51 pm
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Cholera death toll in Yemen reaches at least 184: Red Cross 15 May 2017 - 08:25 pm
A Yemeni child, suspected of being infected with cholera, receives treatment at a hospital in Sanaa on May 15, 2017. AFP / Mohammed Huwais
Israel convicts former chief rabbi of corruption 15 May 2017 - 08:09 pm
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Israel's first female sharia judge sworn in 15 May 2017 - 07:12 pm
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (R) and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (L) pose for a photo with Israeli Muslim Hana Khatib, the first woman in Israel to be appointed by an Israeli justice committee to become a religious judge, or qadi, in the cou
US says Syria using 'crematorium' to hide mass killings 15 May 2017 - 06:53 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Syrian man sits on the rubble of his house in Al-Arkoub neighbourhood of Aleppo on December 17, 2016 after pro-government forces retook the area from rebel fighters (AFP / Youssef KARWASHAN)
Ceaseless Middle East wars forcing change in approach to medical care 15 May 2017 - 06:53 pm
People visit an exhibition during a conflict medicine conference at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Edouard Philippe: France's little-known new PM 15 May 2017 - 06:09 pm
Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (R) reacts with his predecessor Bernard Cazeneuve (L) during a handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon, in Paris, France, May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Iraqi forces close in on Islamic State's Mosul stronghold 15 May 2017 - 03:47 pm
Members of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) take position as they advance towards Mosul's Al-Oraibi western district on May 14, 2017, during the ongoing offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Air strikes target Islamic State in eastern Syria, kill 23 15 May 2017 - 03:09 pm
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Militants kill two Iraqi police in anti-IS stronghold 15 May 2017 - 12:38 pm
Members of the Iraqi government forces keep watch on August 15, 2016 in Dulab, in Haditha, west of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, after pro-government forces recaptured the area from ISIS. / AFP / MOADH AL-DULAIMI.
Syria regime nears total recapture of Damascus 15 May 2017 - 11:37 am
Syrians carry their belongings as civilians and rebels, who were evacuated from the Qabun district in northeast Damascus, arrive at a temporary camp in the northern countryside of Idlib province on May 15, 2017. AFP / Omar Haj Kadour
Attacks kill 3 troops in Egypt’s Sinai 15 May 2017 - 11:26 am
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Syrian refugee kids in Lebanon act, direct, 'escape' 15 May 2017 - 09:45 am
Syrian refugees from Minbej, nine-year-old Mostafa Abdallah (R) and thirteen year old Hanadi al-Hajj Abdallah (C) film a scene with their friends in Beirut's southern suburb of Shatila on April 5, 2017 as part of a refugee programme called the Refugee Fil
Yemen declares state of emergency over cholera outbreak 15 May 2017 - 09:00 am
Women sit with relatives infected with cholera at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen May 14, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad
2,200 evacuate rebel-held Damascus district 14 May 2017 - 08:16 pm
Syrian pro-government forces manoeuver a tank as they advance through Qabun district, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on May 13, 2017, during an offensive to retake the area from opposition fighters. / AFP / STRINGER