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Church in northern Iraq reopened after two years under IS control 20 Nov 2016 - 01:55 pm
Peshmerga forces stand guard during a procession to erect a new cross over the Mar Korkeis church, after the original cross was destroyed by Islamic State militants, in the town of Bashiqa, Iraq, November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
Rebel fire on west Aleppo kills 7 children 20 Nov 2016 - 01:52 pm
A view shows the damage inside a school after shelling by Syrian rebels on government-held western Aleppo, November 20, 2016. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Mosul escapees tell of human shield ordeal 20 Nov 2016 - 01:48 pm
Members of forces from Iraq's elite Rapid Response Division engage with locals on November 19, 2016 as they patrol in the village of Tall Adh-Dhahab, located some 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of Mosul. AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
Egypt’s Brotherhood says no reconciliation with Sisi 20 Nov 2016 - 01:16 pm
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls for International protection of academic institutions 20 Nov 2016 - 01:11 pm
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki | Photo: Reuters
Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians from West Bank cities 20 Nov 2016 - 01:05 pm
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Turkish soldier killed in Islamic State attack in northern Syria 20 Nov 2016 - 12:54 pm
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UN envoy in Damascus as regime pounds rebel-held Aleppo 20 Nov 2016 - 12:42 pm
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura arrives (C) arrives for a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister in the capital Damascus, on November 20, 2016. Syria's government pounded rebel-held Aleppo with fresh fire on November 19, raising the civilian toll over 100
350 Palestinian minors held in Israeli jails: NGO 20 Nov 2016 - 12:22 pm
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Houthi rebels violate Yemen truce: Saudi-led coalition 20 Nov 2016 - 12:11 pm
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Yemen calm as ceasefire takes hold 20 Nov 2016 - 12:06 pm
Yemenis walk past stalls at a market on November 19, 2016 in the capital Sanaa as a 48-hour ceasefire, announced by a Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels, began ©Abdel Rahman Abdallah (AFP)
Erdogan says Turkey can spurn EU and join Shanghai Pact 20 Nov 2016 - 11:34 am
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For Syria rebels, Trump win adds to uncertain fate 20 Nov 2016 - 10:14 am
A Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki fighter watches news about Donald Trump's election as president in Aleppo. Reuters
White House warns Syria, Russia on 'heinous' bombings in Aleppo 19 Nov 2016 - 08:13 pm
US National Security Advisor Susan Rice (L), US President Barack Obama (C) and Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (R) wait for a meeting at the Lima Convention Center on November 19, 2016 in Lima, Peru. (AFP / Brendan Smialowski)
UN 'appalled' by Syria violence, urges Aleppo access 19 Nov 2016 - 08:02 pm
Syrians comfort each other on November 19, 2016 following a reported air strike on Aleppo's rebel-held neighbourhood of Bab al-Nayrab. Intense government air strikes and artillery fire killed at least 27 people in rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo, where
'Catastrophic day' as Syria regime pounds rebel Aleppo 19 Nov 2016 - 06:48 pm
A Syrian civil defence volunteer, known as the White Helmets, carries an injured man on November 19, 2016 following a reported air strike on Aleppo's rebel-held neighbourhood of Bab al-Nayrab. Intense government air strikes and artillery fire killed at le
Egypt probes death of man in custody 19 Nov 2016 - 05:27 pm
 An Egyptian woman hugs a youth who was released from the capital Cairo's Tora prison on November 18, 2016. Egypt released today 82 detainees, more than 30 of them students, after a pardon was issued a day earlier by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi followi
Turkish finance officials arrested over coup links 19 Nov 2016 - 03:07 pm
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