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World / Middle East

Over 630,000 people displaced in Mosul: UN 13 May 2017 - 11:56 am
Civilians are seen at a youth center when the clashes between Iraqi soldiers and terrorist organization Daesh continued to retake Iraq's Mosul at Carulla village of Al Makhmour town in Nineveh, Iraq on March 26, 2016. (Hemn Baban - Anadolu Agency ).
Palestinian killed, dozens injured in West Bank clashes 13 May 2017 - 11:45 am
A Palestinian boy is being held by Israeli security forces for a while after a Palestinian agricultural land was set on fire by a group of Jewish settlers in Burin district of Nablus, West Bank on May 10, 2017. / AA.
Turkey plays key role in Belt and Road Initiative: Erdogan 13 May 2017 - 11:41 am
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UN praises Turkey for hosting 3 million refugees 13 May 2017 - 11:41 am
Irena Vojackova-Sollorano, UN resident coordinator and UN Development Programme resident representative for Turkey. / AA.
Turnout is key for Iran's election, a challenge for Rouhani 13 May 2017 - 10:16 am
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
Sudan's first PM since 1989 coup names new cabinet 12 May 2017 - 02:23 pm
Sudan's prime minister and first vice president Bakri Hassan Saleh looks on during group photos with Minsters at Council of Minsters in Khartoum, Sudan March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
UN in talks over control of Syria safe zones 11 May 2017 - 03:44 pm
A displaced child, who fled from the Islamic State (IS) group bastion of Raqa, stands outside as she eats a loaf of bread in a camp for displaced near the town of al-Karamah, 26 kms from Raqa, on May 10, 2017. / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN
Iraq forces launch anti-Islamic State push in western desert 11 May 2017 - 03:17 pm
Syrian government forces secure a road for a military convoy in the desert area of Saba' Biyar, in southeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, on May 10, 2017, as fierce clashes are reported in the region. / AFP
Hamas wins major university election in West Bank 11 May 2017 - 01:38 pm
Students who support Hamas gather to attend the debate held ahead of the student council elections, at Bir Zeit University in Ramallah, West Bank on May 09, 2017.  Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency
'Green loans' in UAE to help promote electric vehicles 11 May 2017 - 09:05 am
Peninsula
U.S.-backed Syrian militias say capture Tabqa from Islamic State 10 May 2017 - 08:49 pm
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Tunisian jailed for two months over anti-police T-shirt 10 May 2017 - 07:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tunisian police officers pass near a bullet-riddled house damaged during clashes between Tunisian security forces and suspected militants in Tunis, May 11, 2016. REUTERS / Zoubeir Souissi
Army to protect Tunisia resources from protests: president 10 May 2017 - 04:47 pm
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi delivers a speech in Tunis, Tunisia May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
Water crisis worsens situation of Palestinians in Syria 10 May 2017 - 04:38 pm
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Syria Kurds say US decision to arm them will hasten IS defeat 10 May 2017 - 02:14 pm
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Palestinians blast Pizza Hut for ad mocking prisoners 10 May 2017 - 01:12 pm
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Palestinians wed in show of support for hunger strikers 10 May 2017 - 12:26 pm
Gazaian Said Lulu (C-R) and Halud Dervis (C-L) stand behind a symbolic jail during their wedding ceremony at the tent, which is established for solidarity with hunger-striker prisoners at Israeli prisons at Saraya Square in Gaza City, Gaza on May 8, 2017.
34 dead, 2,000 sick with suspected cholera in Yemen: WHO 09 May 2017 - 06:49 pm
FILE PHOTO: A girl lies on a bed at a hospital where she is receiving treatment for cholera in Sanaa, Yemen, October 11, 2016 (REUTERS / Khaled Abdull)