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World / Middle East

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes west of Tunisia 22 Feb 2017 - 11:22 am
Recent Earthquakes Near Tunisia / National Geographic World Map.
Turkey detains 35 suspected Islamic State members in Istanbul - Haberturk 22 Feb 2017 - 10:21 am
Image for representation only. Reuters
Turkey doesn't plan to extend temporary tax breaks, Finance Minister tells NTV 22 Feb 2017 - 10:04 am
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Forced back to Syria? Jordan's unregistered refugees fear deportation 22 Feb 2017 - 09:46 am
File photo of Syrian refugees as they wait for aid packages at Al Zaatari refugee camp. Reuters
Civilians trickle towards Iraq forces in new Mosul assault 21 Feb 2017 - 11:07 pm
Iraqi families who fled the front line gather in the village of Al Buseif, south of Mosul, during an offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the western side of the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters, yesterday.
Bodies of 74 migrants heading to Europe wash up in Libya 21 Feb 2017 - 11:07 pm
UN envoy to Libya, Martin Kobler, talks to illegal migrants during a visit at a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli, yesterday.
Iran leader calls Israel a 'fake' nation' 21 Feb 2017 - 10:10 pm
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Palestinian scribe freed after 10 months 21 Feb 2017 - 10:10 pm
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UN: Focus on Syria political transition 21 Feb 2017 - 10:06 pm
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Israeli soldier gets 18 months jail for manslaughter 21 Feb 2017 - 10:06 pm
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Opinion: Mideast can’t agree what one-state solution means 21 Feb 2017 - 09:35 pm
A Palestinian woman and a child walking in the Bani Naaim village with the Israeli settlement of Bani Hever, southwest of the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Hebron, seen in the background.
Turkey strips one jailed opposition leader of MP status, other leader sentenced 21 Feb 2017 - 07:23 pm
Figen Yuksekdag and Selahattin Demirtas (Photo courtesy: Habertürk)
France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf 21 Feb 2017 - 06:29 pm
Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, leaves a hotel after delivering a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi
Marine Le Pen sparks Lebanon controversy by refusing to weir headscarf 21 Feb 2017 - 03:21 pm
Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, leaves after refusing a headscarf for her meeting Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Deryan, in Beirut, Lebanon February 21, 2017.
Iraq forces press assault on Islamic State south of Mosul 21 Feb 2017 - 03:13 pm
Iraqi security forces advance in the village of al-Buseif, south of Mosul, during an offencive to retake the western side of the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters on February 21, 2017.  AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Bodies of 74 migrants found on West Libyan shore 21 Feb 2017 - 02:41 pm
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Occupation forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank 21 Feb 2017 - 11:47 am
Photo: QNA.
US defense minister in Baghdad for unannounced visit 21 Feb 2017 - 11:30 am
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis ( David Mareuil - Anadolu Agency ).