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Syrian regime warplanes kill 4 in Daraa province 20 Feb 2017 - 01:02 pm
Photo: AA.
Egypt jails 21 opponents for life for ‘violence’ 20 Feb 2017 - 12:58 pm
Photo: AA.
Iraq forces converge on Mosul airport 20 Feb 2017 - 12:36 pm
Iraqi tanks and armoured vehicles advance towards the village of Sheikh Younis, after the offensive to retake the western side of Mosul commenced on February 19, 2017. / AFP.
Trump's defense chief, in Iraq, says: We're not here for your oil 20 Feb 2017 - 10:56 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Third South Sudan military official quits 20 Feb 2017 - 12:18 am
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Iran pushes for dialogue with Gulf countries 20 Feb 2017 - 12:18 am
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US Senators plan new sanctions against Iran 20 Feb 2017 - 12:18 am
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Syrian rebels say army attacks wrecking ceasefire efforts 19 Feb 2017 - 11:24 pm
A wounded Syrian girl cries as she waits to receive treatment at a make-shift hospital following an airstrike on the rebel-held town of Douma, yesterday.
Egypt jails 21 opponents to life for ‘violence’ 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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Iraq launches offensive on last IS stronghold in Mosul 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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Sudan aid to drop despite easing of US sanctions: UN 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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Hamas court sentences three to death 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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Netanyahu spurned peace offer: Report 19 Feb 2017 - 10:57 pm
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Iran dismisses US pressure 19 Feb 2017 - 10:57 pm
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Optimism on the front line over Mosul assault 19 Feb 2017 - 06:59 pm
Iraqi forces, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries, prepare to advance advance towards the village of Sheikh Younis, south of Mosul, after the offensive to retake the western side of the city from Islamic State (IS) grou
Car bomb kills at least 30 in Mogadishu 19 Feb 2017 - 05:43 pm
A Somali government soldier walks past the scene of a suicide bomb explosion at the Wadajir market in Madina district of Somalia's capital Mogadishu February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Iraq digs anti-IS trench around city of Ramadi 19 Feb 2017 - 04:49 pm
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Islamic State bombings kill 2 in eastern Mosul 19 Feb 2017 - 04:02 pm
Smoke rises next to a position held by the Iraqi rapid response forces during a battle against Islamic State militants in the south of Mosul, Iraq February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY