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Trial of Benghazi attack suspect begins 03 Oct 2017 - 12:59 am
A file picture of a burnt car in a building at the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Palestine PM in Gaza amid power switch 03 Oct 2017 - 12:50 am
Hamas’ overall leader Ismail Haniyah (right) shakes hands with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Gaza City yesterday.
Fifteen people dead after attack on Damascus police station 02 Oct 2017 - 04:29 pm
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Islamic State torches oil wells in northern Iraq 02 Oct 2017 - 04:19 pm
Iraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) hold a position as they advance towards the Islamic State (IS) group's stronghold of Hawija on September 30, 2017 to recapture the town from the jihadists.  AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Drone strike kills 8 Hezbollah fighters in Syria: monitor 02 Oct 2017 - 02:31 pm
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Iraq allows foreigners to leave Kurdistan via Baghdad 02 Oct 2017 - 10:44 am
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West Bank, Gaza sealed off for Jewish Holiday 02 Oct 2017 - 10:05 am
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Iraqi forces liberate 25 villages from IS 02 Oct 2017 - 09:40 am
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Service member with the US-led coalition killed in Iraq 02 Oct 2017 - 09:12 am
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Egyptian officials in Gaza ahead of Palestinian unity talks 01 Oct 2017 - 11:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian boy rides a donkey cart in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza Strip.  (AFP / Mahmud Hams)
Erdogan: Turkey no longer needs EU membership 01 Oct 2017 - 06:45 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, October 1, 2017. Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters
Benghazi port in Libya open again after 3 years 01 Oct 2017 - 06:35 pm
A Libyan girl poses for a photo at the Benghazi port, which was closed for the past three years due to rebel groups occupying the eastern Libyan city, during a ceremony marking the re-opening of the port on October 1, 201. AFP / Abdullah Doma
Palmyra statue damaged by Islamic State goes on display in Damascus 01 Oct 2017 - 04:26 pm
The General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums in Syria present the statue of the Lion of Al-Lat, which dates back to the first century AD, to the public after its restoration at the National Museum in Damascus on October 1, 2017.   AFP / LOUAI BESHAR
3,000 killed in Syria in September, deadliest month of 2017: monitor 01 Oct 2017 - 01:15 pm
A view of Raqqa's National Hospital, last stronghold of the Islamic State militants, in Raqqa, Syria September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
IS seizes town in central Syria: monitor 01 Oct 2017 - 12:20 pm
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One held over murder of Syrian activist in Istanbul 01 Oct 2017 - 10:45 am
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Regime shelling kills 7 in Syria's Homs 01 Oct 2017 - 10:43 am
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Anti-IS 'sheikh sniper' killed in battle for Iraq's Hawija 30 Sep 2017 - 05:54 pm
A picture taken on April 26, 2017 shows Iraqi Abu Tahsin al-Salhi (L), a veteran sniper from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) who boasted about killing at least 320 Islamic State (IS) group fighters, during the fight for the Iraqi city of