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World / Middle East

Iran Guards look beyond election to next supreme leader 09 May 2017 - 06:19 pm
Whether or not Rouhani wins a second term, the bigger prize is controlling who will succeed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose power far exceeds that of the elected president. The File photo shows supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, sp
Abbas says ready to meet Israel PM as part of Trump peace efforts 09 May 2017 - 06:16 pm
Mahmud Abbas
Iraqi forces chip away at last Islamic State-held districts in Mosul 09 May 2017 - 05:21 pm
A member of the Iraqi forces runs to take a position in the northwestern al-Haramat neighbourhood of Mosul on May 9, 2017, during the ongoing offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.  AFP / FADEL SENNA
Surprise resignation for Tunisia vote chief 09 May 2017 - 02:32 pm
Chafik Sarsar
Day one of Benghazi offensive kills 11 soldiers: report 09 May 2017 - 02:24 pm
Peninsula
IS executes 40 prisoners in Iraq’s Kirkuk 09 May 2017 - 01:31 pm
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Geneva talks on Syria to be reconvened on May 16: UN 09 May 2017 - 01:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura briefs the media during an international conference on the future of Syria and the region, in Brussels, Belgium, April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir.
Iran mine accident search ends with 43 dead 09 May 2017 - 11:52 am
GOLESTAN, IRAN - MAY 3 : Iranian emergency personnel and mine workers gather around the Azadshahr coal mine in northern Iran, Golestan on May 3, 2017. Media reported that at least 35 workers died after the incident. ( Stringer - Anadolu Agency ).
Occupation navy targets Gaza fishing boats 09 May 2017 - 10:54 am
Peninsula
435,000 displaced from Iraq's Mosul since February: UN 09 May 2017 - 10:40 am
Peninsula
New Hamas chief vows solidarity with hunger-striking prisoners 09 May 2017 - 01:01 am
Newly elected Hamas chief Ismail Haniyah flashes the V-sign after attending a rally in support of Palestinian hunger-striking prisoners held in Israeli jails, in Gaza City, yesterday.
Car bomb attack kills six in Mogadishu: police 08 May 2017 - 07:22 pm
Source: twitter.com/@beerdhiga
Syria FM rejects UN monitors for 'de-escalation' deal 08 May 2017 - 04:26 pm
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem speaks during a press conference in the capital Damascus on May 8, 2017.   AFP / Louai Beshara
US studying Moscow's Syria deal: Mattis 08 May 2017 - 04:22 pm
Peninsula
History of Syrian rebel pullouts 08 May 2017 - 02:47 pm
File Photo: AFP.
Russia tables draft UN resolution on Syria safe zones 08 May 2017 - 02:08 pm
Russian President Putin's special envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev speaks to press members after a session of the first day of fourth round of Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan on May 03, 2017. ( Aliia Raimbekova - Anadolu Agency )
Bomb blast kills 2 policemen in western Iraq 08 May 2017 - 01:32 pm
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Syrian rebels begin to evacuate Damascus suburb 08 May 2017 - 11:17 am
File Photo: Reuters.