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Old enemies set to elect Aoun as Lebanon's president 30 Oct 2016 - 06:19 pm
The presidential chair is pictured inside the presidential palace prior to presidential elections in Baabda, near Beirut, Lebanon October 29, 2016. Picture taken October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Car bomb kills at least eight in Baghdad market 30 Oct 2016 - 05:23 pm
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Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks 30 Oct 2016 - 03:51 pm
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Iraqi army takes 2 more villages from Islamic State 30 Oct 2016 - 03:42 pm
Iraqi security forces take part in an operation against Islamic State militants at the al-Shura area, south of Mosul October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
Syria state media says rebels fire toxic gas in Aleppo 30 Oct 2016 - 03:38 pm
A rebel fighter carries an empty smoking shell in Dahiyet al-Assad after firing towards Regime-held Hamdaniyah neighbourhood, west Aleppo city, Syria October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah
Syrian opposition makes gains in Aleppo offensive 30 Oct 2016 - 03:02 pm
A Syrian opposition group get prepared before they attack the positions of the Assad regime forces with missiles during an operation to break the siege of the regime forces in the city center in Aleppo, Syria on October 28, 2016. ( Ahmed Hasan Obed - Anad
Iraqi militiamen battle IS southwest of Mosul 30 Oct 2016 - 02:17 pm
Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) personnel fire artillery during clashes with Islamic State militants south of Mosul October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
Anti-graft activist among 4 dead in Libya blast 30 Oct 2016 - 02:09 pm
Photo: AA.
Iraqi forces edge closer to Mosul on southern fronts 30 Oct 2016 - 01:17 pm
Peshmerga military vehicles drive north of Mosul during the operation to retake the city. / Reuters: Ari Jalal.
At least 22 killed in Egypt floods 30 Oct 2016 - 01:05 pm
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Rebel rockets kill 38 civilians in Aleppo 30 Oct 2016 - 12:19 pm
ALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 28: A Syrian opposition group attacks the positions of the Assad regime forces with missiles during an operation to break the siege of the regime forces in the city center in Aleppo, Syria on October 28, 2016. ( Ahmed Hasan Obed -
Turkey fires another 10,000 civil servants in post-coup purge 30 Oct 2016 - 12:11 pm
People wave Turkish flags at the Anitkabir, the mausoleum of the founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during celebrations marking the 93rd Anniversary of Republic Day in Ankara on October 29, 2016 (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)
Drone halts traffic at Dubai airport 30 Oct 2016 - 11:30 am
Planes were grounded for almost one hour on Friday at Dubai International Airport. AFP.
Three soldiers killed in PKK attack in the southeastern Turkey 29 Oct 2016 - 03:59 pm
File Photo: Reuters.
Fresh attack kills 2 policemen in Egypt’s Sinai 29 Oct 2016 - 03:00 pm
Members of the Egyptian police special forces stand guard in Cairo on January 25, 2016. ©AFP
Rains, floods kill 18 in Egypt 29 Oct 2016 - 02:48 pm
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Coalition strikes kill at least 10 Yemen civilians 29 Oct 2016 - 02:20 pm
Yemeni security forces gather at the site where a suicide car bomb exploded next to the central bank in Yemen's second city Aden on October 29, 2016.
Iraq says foiled IS attack on Ramadi 29 Oct 2016 - 12:55 pm
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