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At least 2 protesters shot dead in Baghdad: medics, security 27 Nov 2019 - 11:37 am
Iraqis walk past burning tyres at a roadblock in the central holy shrine city of Najaf on November 27, 2019, amid ongoing anti-government demonstrations.  AFP / Haidar HAMDANI
Lebanon protesters defiant despite Hezbollah attack 25 Nov 2019 - 06:19 pm
A Lebanese demonstrator waves the national flag while security forces stand by, during an anti-American protest near the US embassy in Awkar, northeast of the capital Beirut, on November 24, 2019. AFP / Anwar Amro
Key Beirut road reopens after rival groups clash overnight 25 Nov 2019 - 10:16 am
Lebanese army soldiers and riot police are deployed after clashes broke out between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of the Shi'ite movements Hezbollah and Amal in Beirut, Lebanon, November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Iran planning attacks on Israel: Netanyahu 24 Nov 2019 - 11:53 pm
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defence Minister Naftali Bennett (2nd) visit an army base in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights overlooking Syrian territory, on November 24, 2019. AFP / Atef Safadi
Algeria youth leader charged with undermining national unity: lawyer 24 Nov 2019 - 11:53 pm
Fouad Ouicher of the Youth Action Rally was charged alongside Saida Deffeur, one of the organisation's activists, said lawyer Seddik Mouhous.  (Twitter image courtesy of Khaled Drareni @khaleddrareni)
Rights researcher deported by Israel vows to continue work 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm
US citizen Omar Shakir, the New York-based rights group's director for Israel and the Palestinian territories is pictured during an interview at an east Jerusalem hotel, on November 24, ahead of his expulsion from Israel. AFP / Ahmad Gharabli
Anti-government protests sweep oil-rich southern Iraq 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm
A protester jumps between burning tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq November 24, 2019. Reuters/Essam al-Sudani
US citizen jailed in Lebanon as country deals with crisis 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm
Amer Fakhoury's family insists he had no direct contact with prisoners and never abused anyone, and there was never an abuse allegation against him.
Will Netanyahu's party stick with him? Senior leaders quiet 24 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm
Benjamin Netanyahu
Lebanon detains children for tearing down political banner 24 Nov 2019 - 03:09 pm
Lebanese protesters raise a national flag as they take part in a 20km (12 miles) march in the Bisri Valley, southwest of the capital Beirut on November 22, 2019, to protest against the construction of a dam in the area. AFP / JOSEPH EID
Security forces kill two protesters near Iraq's key Umm Qasr port in south: Sources 24 Nov 2019 - 11:51 am
Peninsula
Protester shot dead, dozens wounded in Iraq: medical source 23 Nov 2019 - 04:22 pm
Members of Iraqi security forces are seen during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
Iraqi officials: Pence visits US troops in surprise trip 23 Nov 2019 - 04:09 pm
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence attends a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir/File Photo
Internet outage forces Iranians to resort to old ways 23 Nov 2019 - 02:57 pm
A bike-delivery food messenger stands next to another man as they both use smartphones along the side of a street in the Iranian capital Tehran on November 23, 2019.  AFP / ATTA KENARE
Car bomb kills 9 in northern Syria town: monitor 23 Nov 2019 - 01:51 pm
The aftermath of a car bomb explosion at the industrial zone in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad, on the border with Turkey.   AFP / Zein Al RIFAI
Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 3 23 Nov 2019 - 01:39 pm
Peninsula
Six migrant bodies washed up on Libyan coast 22 Nov 2019 - 11:56 pm
A pregnant woman is helped by a member of medical staff after arriving aboard a Spanish maritime rescue boat, after being rescued at sea north of Spain's Canary Islands, on the island of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, November 22, 2019. Reuters/Borja
Lebanon: five weeks of protests 22 Nov 2019 - 10:43 pm
A Lebanese woman with her face painted with the character of the Joker takes part in a protest in downtown Beirut on October 23, 2019. AFP / Patrick Baz