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Raid kills 7 children, two pregnant women in Syria's Idlib: monitor 08 Nov 2016 - 03:28 pm
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Syrian government battles rebels for key Aleppo district 08 Nov 2016 - 01:10 pm
ALEPPO, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 05: Destroyed buildings are seen after the war crafts belonging to the Russian Army carried out airstrikes with parachute mines on the Atarib town of Aleppo, Syria on November 05, 2016. ( Ahmed Hasan Ubeyd - Anadolu Agency )
Kurdish forces retake town of Bashiqa near Mosul 08 Nov 2016 - 12:44 pm
Smoke rises during clashes in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul, during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.
5 Saudis injured by cross-border fire from Yemen 08 Nov 2016 - 12:16 pm
Photo: AA.
Turkey wants to ensure 'wrong groups' do not participate in Raqqa operation: minister 08 Nov 2016 - 11:53 am
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrives to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, October 12, 2016. Reuters/Vincent Kessler
Islamic State brutality comes to light after military advance 08 Nov 2016 - 10:02 am
Iraqi forces flash the sign for victory in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul, on November 7, 2016 after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to retake Mosul. AFP
US-backed forces push closer to IS 'capital' Raqa 08 Nov 2016 - 08:43 am
Smoke billows in the background as a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, looks on in the village of Tal Aaj, 5 kilometre from the Syrian town of Ain Issa, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Raqa, on Novembe
Palestinian teen jailed for 12 years 07 Nov 2016 - 11:29 pm
Ahmed Manasra (centre), a 14-year old Palestinian boy, leaves the District Court in Jerusalem after his sentencing.
Military and political obstacles in fight for IS's Raqa 07 Nov 2016 - 07:47 pm
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, patrols in the village of Tal Aaj, 5 kilometre from the Syrian town of Ain Issa, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Raqa, on November 7, 2016, as they launched an offen
Iran’s foreign minister is first to meet Lebanon’s new president 07 Nov 2016 - 07:41 pm
A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on November 7, 2016, shows President Michel Aoun meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) at the Presidential palace in Baabda
Algeria’s Bouteflika in France for medical check-up 07 Nov 2016 - 07:37 pm
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on June 15, 2015 in Algiers. (AFP / Alain Jocard)
Egyptians brace for hard times amid austerity measures 07 Nov 2016 - 05:07 pm
A customer exchanges U.S. dollars to Egyptian pounds in a foreign exchange office in central Cairo, Egypt, November 3, 2016. Picture taken November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Israel says “no” to Middle East peace conference in Paris 07 Nov 2016 - 04:31 pm
“(They) told the French envoy in a clear and unequivocal manner that Israel’s position to promote the peace process and reach an agreement will only come through direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority,” Prime Minister Benjamin Ne
South Sudan bar shooting: At least 13 football fans killed 07 Nov 2016 - 04:21 pm
Salva Kiir Mayardit meets government officials at the presidential palace in Juba South, Sudan on August 14, 2016. (AA)
Lebanon's new president Michel Aoun meets Assad envoy in Beirut 07 Nov 2016 - 03:14 pm
Lebanese President Michel Aoun waves to the crowd during a rally celebrating his election on November 6, 2016, at the presidential palace in Baabda. AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Jerusalem mayor threatens to demolish Palestinian homes 07 Nov 2016 - 02:43 pm
Peninsula
Russia says still holding off on Aleppo strikes 07 Nov 2016 - 02:39 pm
Men walk in a public park in a rebel-held besieged area in Aleppo, Syria November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Turkey warns US against demographic change in Raqqa 07 Nov 2016 - 02:34 pm
U.S. fighters stand near military vehicles, north of Raqqa city, Syria November 6, 2016. REUTERS/Rodi Said