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Rebels begin leaving new area outside Damascus: state media 21 Apr 2018 - 12:44 pm
Members of a Syrian family evacuated from the town of Dumayr, east of the capital Damascus, carry their belongings as they walk away after disembarking from their bus in the city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo on April 20, 2018. AFP / Samee
Hamas says man gunned down in Malaysia was important member 21 Apr 2018 - 12:08 pm
Palestinian engineer Fadi al-Batsh
Rouhani slams officials' 'vow of silence' in face of protests 21 Apr 2018 - 11:42 am
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the National Army Day parade in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Syrian state TV: Rebels set to quit enclave NE of Damascus 21 Apr 2018 - 11:08 am
Destroyed tanks and armoured personnel carriers are pictured on a road in the Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on April 20, 2018, during an army-organised media tour. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in fourth week of protests 20 Apr 2018 - 03:32 pm
A woman demonstrator reacts to tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest at the Israel-Gaza border where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland, east of Gaza City April 20, 2018. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Syria retains limited capability for chemical attack: Pentagon 19 Apr 2018 - 09:07 pm
Reuters reported on Wednesday that U.S. assessments following U.S., British and French joint missile strikes on Syria last weekend show they had only a limited impact on Assad's ability to carry out chemical weapons attacks.
Arab Israelis protest on Jewish state's anniversary 19 Apr 2018 - 08:12 pm
A demonstrator takes part in a rally of Israeli Arabs calling for the right of return for refugees who fled their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, near Atlit, Israel April 19, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Mourning Arabs fly Palestinian flags as Israel marks Independence Day 19 Apr 2018 - 08:12 pm
A demonstrator takes part in a rally of Israeli Arabs calling for the right of return for refugees who fled their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, near Atlit, Israel April 19, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Syrian rebels hand over arms, leave another town near Douma 19 Apr 2018 - 03:56 pm
Peninsula
Iraq carries out air strikes on Islamic State in Syria 19 Apr 2018 - 02:46 pm
Peninsula
Surprise IS attack kills 25 regime forces in east Syria: monitor 19 Apr 2018 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO. regime forces at Der Ezzor. AFP
Morocco trains prison guards on prevention of torture 18 Apr 2018 - 10:16 pm
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UN team fired upon in Syria while visiting suspected chemical sites 18 Apr 2018 - 10:16 pm
The United Nation vehicle carrying the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inspectors is seen in Damascus, Syria April 18, 2018. Reuters/Ali Hashisho
Israeli PM issues veiled warning to Iran over Syria tensions 18 Apr 2018 - 09:35 pm
Benjamin Netanyahu
500 Syrian refugees set to return home from Lebanon 18 Apr 2018 - 05:38 pm
FILE PHOTO. Reuters
UAE shuts Mogadishu hospital amid tension with Somali government 18 Apr 2018 - 04:43 pm
Somali officials seized bags of money containing almost $10m from a plane that arrived at Mogadishu from Abu Dhabi. File Photo: Feisal Omar/Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan declares early elections on June 24 18 Apr 2018 - 04:21 pm
President of Turkey and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures during AK Party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara, Turkey on April 17, 2018. Hakan Gökte
Iraq sentences 212 to death in Mosul area since recapture from Islamic State 18 Apr 2018 - 03:17 pm
People drive under a bridge in the northern city of Mosul on April 14, 2018, bearing the campaign posters for candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections. / AFP / Zaid al-Obeidi