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UN 'appalled' by Syria violence, urges Aleppo access 19 Nov 2016 - 08:02 pm
Syrians comfort each other on November 19, 2016 following a reported air strike on Aleppo's rebel-held neighbourhood of Bab al-Nayrab. Intense government air strikes and artillery fire killed at least 27 people in rebel-held parts of Syria's Aleppo, where
'Catastrophic day' as Syria regime pounds rebel Aleppo 19 Nov 2016 - 06:48 pm
A Syrian civil defence volunteer, known as the White Helmets, carries an injured man on November 19, 2016 following a reported air strike on Aleppo's rebel-held neighbourhood of Bab al-Nayrab. Intense government air strikes and artillery fire killed at le
Egypt probes death of man in custody 19 Nov 2016 - 05:27 pm
 An Egyptian woman hugs a youth who was released from the capital Cairo's Tora prison on November 18, 2016. Egypt released today 82 detainees, more than 30 of them students, after a pardon was issued a day earlier by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi followi
Turkish finance officials arrested over coup links 19 Nov 2016 - 03:07 pm
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Welcome our fight against terror, Turkish minister says 19 Nov 2016 - 03:02 pm
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Palestinians bury youth killed by Israel on Gaza border 19 Nov 2016 - 02:57 pm
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Yemen truce takes effect after week of US pressure 19 Nov 2016 - 02:33 pm
A fighter loyal to Yemen's exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi runs behind a tank near the city of Taiz on 7 September 2016 (AFP)
Egypt sentences journalist union head to two years' jail 19 Nov 2016 - 02:28 pm
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Egypt sentences journalist union head to two years' prison 19 Nov 2016 - 02:25 pm
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62,000 civilians displaced since Mosul offensive 19 Nov 2016 - 02:04 pm
Photo: AA.
Turkish military announces killing 20 militants in northern Syria 19 Nov 2016 - 01:49 pm
Photo: Reuters.
Car-bomb kills 3 Iraqi troops south of Mosul 19 Nov 2016 - 01:38 pm
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6 arrested over copper mine collapse in Turkey 19 Nov 2016 - 01:33 pm
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Hashd al-Shaabi militias poised to take Iraq’s Tal Afar 19 Nov 2016 - 12:45 pm
Military vehicle of Shi'ite fighters drive during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Two Swedish journalists detained in southeast Turkey 19 Nov 2016 - 12:24 pm
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Bombardment forces Aleppo hospitals to shut 19 Nov 2016 - 12:16 pm
People walk on the debris buildings after the war crafts belonging to the Assad Regime carried out airstrikes on residential areas at Firdevs neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria on November 18, 2016. ( Jawad al Rifai - Anadolu Agency )
After IS kidnap and oppression, Iraqi girls eager to get lives back 19 Nov 2016 - 12:13 pm
A general view of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Coalition announces 2-day truce in Yemen 19 Nov 2016 - 11:38 am
A man rides a motorbike past a house destroyed during recent battles between Houthi fighters and pro-government fighters in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub