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Suicide attack hits south of Baghdad 14 Nov 2016 - 01:55 pm
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Coalition advisers help the fight for IS Syria bastion 14 Nov 2016 - 01:07 pm
 A Syrian man walks between destroyed buildings in the rebel-held town of Douma on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus on November 13, 2016. Douma, the largest town in the Eastern Ghouta area with more than 100,000 residents, is surrounded and r
2 soldiers killed, 10 injured in Sinai violence 14 Nov 2016 - 12:48 pm
Photo: AA.
Egypt reopens Gaza crossing for 5 days 14 Nov 2016 - 12:37 pm
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Heavy pollution shuts schools in Iran's capital 14 Nov 2016 - 11:10 am
Exhaust fumes from millions of cars and motorcycles that ply Tehran's roads account for 80 percent of its pollution, which increases in winter as emissions fail to rise above cold air (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)
Violence kills 10 in south-western Yemen 14 Nov 2016 - 11:04 am
Photo: AA.
12 killed and wounded in suicide bombing west of Karbala 14 Nov 2016 - 10:55 am
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Turkish warplanes strike 15 targets in Syria's al Bab area - military 14 Nov 2016 - 09:14 am
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Jihadists say Trump victory a rallying call for new recruits 14 Nov 2016 - 08:51 am
File photo of the members of Taliban in Afghanistan. Reuters
French journalist deported from Turkey after earlier arrest 13 Nov 2016 - 10:30 pm
“Our journalist Olivier Bertrand is free, he is in a plane en route for Paris,” lesjours said on its official Twitter page. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)
Islamic State uses wooden tanks and bearded mannequins in decoy attempts 13 Nov 2016 - 09:53 pm
A displaced Iraqi woman cries after she finds out that her 15-year-old son Maitham was killed by an Islamic State mortar in Samah neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Cyprus talks a ‘last opportunity’, Turkey foreign minister says 13 Nov 2016 - 08:44 pm
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Mauritanian clerics urge for blogger’s death penalty to be applied 13 Nov 2016 - 08:32 pm
Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir
Iraqi forces say recapture ancient city of Nimrud 13 Nov 2016 - 08:18 pm
This file photo taken on April 09, 2013 shows a partial view of an ancient statue dated from the Assyrian civilization, at the archaeological site of Nimrud that lies on the Tigris River around 30 kilometres (18 miles) southeast of Mosul, Iraq's second ci
Iraq troops aim to tighten noose on Islamic State in Mosul 13 Nov 2016 - 07:17 pm
A displaced man sleeps on the table at a school used as a shelter in Bawiza, north of Mosul, Iraq November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
Egypt mourns 'The Magician' star Mahmoud Abdel Aziz 13 Nov 2016 - 06:56 pm
Poussy Chalabi (C), wife of Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, mourns during his funeral in a suburb of Cairo on November 13, 2016. Abdel Aziz, who died the day before at the age of 70, starred in more than 90 feature films and worked under some of Egypt'
Iran resort hopes relaxed rules will attract tourists 13 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm
Iranian tourists ride a camel in Iran's southern resort island of Kish on November 1, 2016. Iranian investors are pouring money into Kish island in the Gulf, hoping its white sand beaches, coral reefs and more relaxed Islamic rules, could make it a major
Sudan’s Bashir suspends peace talks with rebels 13 Nov 2016 - 04:36 pm
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