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In Syria's Ghouta, hard-hit but home again 20 Mar 2018 - 02:49 pm
A Syrian boy puts off a fire amid destroyed buildings following government air strikes in the Eastern Ghouta rebel-held enclave of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on March 19, 2018. AFP / HAMZA AL-AJWEH
Syria monitors: IS militants seize Damascus neighborhood 20 Mar 2018 - 12:17 pm
The fighting in Qadam, which is south of Damascus, comes as eastern Ghouta suburbs of the country's capital is under attack. AFP / HAMZA AL-AJWEH
Turkey slams UAE's 'threat to Arab world' statement 20 Mar 2018 - 11:29 am
A Turkish soldier chats with a child girl in town center after Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) took complete control of northwestern Syria's Afrin within the
Israel arrests French Consulate driver for gun smuggling 20 Mar 2018 - 12:03 am
French national Romain Franck (R), 24, a worker at the French consulate, and Palestinian Moufak al-Ajluni (L) and Mohamed Katout (C) appear in court the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva on March 19, 2018, to face charges of smuggling guns from Gaza. AF
Syria's Assad congratulates Putin on 'natural' victory 19 Mar 2018 - 04:56 pm
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Turkey insists 'won't stay' in Syria's Afrin 19 Mar 2018 - 02:59 pm
A picture taken on March 19, 2018, shows a man walking near broken glass next to Turkish-backed Syrian fighters in the seized Kurdish-majority city of Afrin. AFP
British woman killed fighting in Syria's Afrin: spokeswoman 19 Mar 2018 - 02:51 pm
A picture made available by the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) Press office on March 19, 2018, shows British YPJ fighter Anna Campbell posing for a picture at an undisclosed location.
Bomb blast in Syria's Afrin kills 7 civilians, four Syrian rebels: Anadolu 19 Mar 2018 - 11:31 am
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Syria's President Assad visits troops on Ghouta's front line 18 Mar 2018 - 07:49 pm
A handout picture released by the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency on March 18, 2018, shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) talking with government troops in Eastern Ghouta
Palestinian stabs Israeli in Jerusalem, shot dead by police 18 Mar 2018 - 07:43 pm
Mounted Israeli police is seen deployed outside Jerusalem's Old City's Damascus Gate, following an incident inside Jerusalem's Old City, March 18, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Iran has nearly doubled gas production at South Pars: Rouhani 18 Mar 2018 - 05:41 pm
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (C) attending a session of Iran's Assembly of Experts in the capital Tehran on March 13, 2018. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Syrian army gives Harasta rebels till 3pm to withdraw 18 Mar 2018 - 03:10 pm
Smoke billows following Syrian government bombardment on the rebel-held besieged town of Harasta, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus on March 12, 2018. AFP
Rebels in Syria's eastern Ghouta discussing ceasefire with U.N. 18 Mar 2018 - 02:11 pm
A member of the Syrian government forces rides on top of an infantry-fighting vehicle (IFV) past a mural of the flag of the Syrian opposition and writing supporting Faylaq al-Rahman (Rahman Legion), in the town of Jisreen in the southern Eastern Ghouta,
Turkey says its forces take control of Syrian town of Afrin 18 Mar 2018 - 01:48 pm
An aerial view of town center is seen after Turkish Armed Forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) took complete control of northwestern Syria's Afrin within the
Israel bombs Gaza 'underground' complex after blast 18 Mar 2018 - 01:19 pm
A Palestinian boy is carried as he looks at the scene of an Israeli air strike, south of Gaza City March 18, 2018. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Turkey-led forces enter Syria's Afrin city: monitor 18 Mar 2018 - 10:24 am
A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter holds a weapon as he walks north of Afrin, Syria March 17, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Dead Sea's revival with Red Sea canal edges closer to reality 18 Mar 2018 - 10:04 am
File picture of Dead Sea used for representation.
Russia says over 5,000 people left Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Sunday - RIA 18 Mar 2018 - 08:58 am
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