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Anti-govt protest in Jordan over murder of writer 26 Sep 2016 - 05:33 pm
Protesters shout slogans and hold portraits of prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar, who was shot dead the previous day outside an Amman court, during a demonstration in front of the prime minister's offices on September 26, 2016.  AFP / Khalil MAZRAAW
Libyan State Council calls for fresh gov't appointments 26 Sep 2016 - 04:12 pm
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Six killed in Baghdad violence: Security sources 26 Sep 2016 - 03:59 pm
Members of the Popular Mobilisation Units supporting the government forces stand on the outskirts of the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on September 24, 2016, as take part in a military parade from Karbala to Najaf to review the military equipment to be used in
Air strikes pound rebel-held Aleppo districts 26 Sep 2016 - 02:32 pm
 A Syrian man walks past a bus set ablaze following a reported air strike in the rebel-held Salaheddin district of Aleppo on September 25, 2016. The UN Security Council met for urgent talks as Syrian and Russian warplanes pounded rebel-held east Aleppo in
Iran's supreme leader tells Ahmadinejad not to run again for president 26 Sep 2016 - 12:52 pm
File photo of Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Reuters
Two Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack: media 26 Sep 2016 - 12:29 pm
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Arab League, OIC condemn Aleppo bloodshed 25 Sep 2016 - 06:57 pm
A boy sits on a bicycle in front of damaged shops after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
France calls Russia, Iran to cease 'dead-end strategy' in Syria 25 Sep 2016 - 05:42 pm
Men inspect the damage after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Opposition forces seize village in Syria’s Hama 25 Sep 2016 - 03:21 pm
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Jordanian writer shot dead before cartoon trial 25 Sep 2016 - 02:47 pm
Jordanian police stand guard in front of a hospital where the body of Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar, who was shot dead, was held in Amman, Jordan, September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
EU urges end to Aleppo attacks, allowing aid deliveries 25 Sep 2016 - 02:02 pm
Civilians watch as a tractor clears the rubble following Syrian government forces airstrikes in the rebel held neighbourhood of Tariq a-Bab in Aleppo on September 24, 2016. AFP / THAER MOHAMMED
Russian and Syrian jets bomb Aleppo camp retaken by rebels 25 Sep 2016 - 12:51 pm
Men inspect a hole in the ground filled with water in a damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Tariq al-Bab neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Suicide bomber kills seven, wounds 28 in Baghdad, police say 25 Sep 2016 - 11:53 am
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Coalition raids kill 9 in central Yemen - medical sources, residents 25 Sep 2016 - 10:03 am
People gather at the site of a Saudi-led air strike in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen September 22, 2016. Reuters/Abduljabbar Zeyad
Egypt holds 7 Gaza pilgrims for ‘terrorism’: Source 24 Sep 2016 - 09:19 pm
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Regime, Russian warplanes strike Aleppo, killing 56 24 Sep 2016 - 03:41 pm
A Syrian man walks past a heavily damaged building following air strikes on rebel-held eastern areas of Aleppo on September 24, 2016. Heavy Syrian and Russian air strikes on rebel-held eastern areas of Aleppo city killed at least 25 civilians on Saturday,
More than 130 bodies recovered from migrant boat capsize off Egypt leftright 3/3leftright 23 Sep 2016 - 05:12 pm
Rescue workers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Egypt's coast, in Al-Beheira, Egypt, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Fierce air strikes on Aleppo after Syrian army declares offensive 23 Sep 2016 - 05:01 pm
Men ride a motorcycle near damaged buildings in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh