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Frugal fare for Ramadan in Damascus as war saps spending 21 May 2019 - 03:39 pm
A Syrian vendor prepares sweets at a market in the capital Damascus on May 19 , 2019, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Lebanon finance minister says no need for more talks over draft budget 21 May 2019 - 01:30 pm
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Traumatised by conflict, animals find haven in Jordan 21 May 2019 - 12:25 am
A lion rests in an enclosure on April 10, 2019, at the sanctuary in Jerash, some 50 kilometres north of the Jordanian capital. AFP / Khalil Mazraawi
Blast injures South African tourists near Egypt's Giza pyramids 19 May 2019 - 09:23 pm
A damaged bus is seen at the site of a blast near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egyptm May 19, 2019. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Russia says Syrian government forces halt fire in Idlib 19 May 2019 - 03:29 pm
A Syrian government soldier walks past destroyed ambulances and vehicles of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as
Sudan protesters want civilian as head of new ruling body 19 May 2019 - 12:58 pm
Sudanese protesters gather near the military headquarters in the capital Khartoum on May 17, 2019, during an ongoing sit-in demanding a civilian-led government transition. / AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Algeria riot police step aside in face of protesters 18 May 2019 - 07:37 pm
 Algerian protesters gather during an anti-government demonstration outside La Grande Poste (main post office) in the centre of the capital Algiers on May 17, 2019. (AFP / RYAD KRAMDI)
Return of Iraq-Syria flights postponed: Damascus 18 May 2019 - 04:29 pm
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Sudan army rulers say talks with protesters to resume Sunday 18 May 2019 - 04:26 pm
Sudanese protesters wave a national flag near the military headquarters in the capital Khartoum on May 17, 2019, during an ongoing sit-in demanding a civilian-led government transition. AFP / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED
Iran FM Zarif discounts prospect of war with US 18 May 2019 - 03:39 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tokyo, Japan, May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Practical steps needed to save Iran nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Zarif 17 May 2019 - 10:57 am
File photo of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Iran's Zarif says 'no possibility' of talks with US: Kyodo 16 May 2019 - 03:28 pm
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, walks to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, May 16, 2019. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS
Sudan protesters vow to press on after talks suspended 16 May 2019 - 02:24 pm
Sudanese protesters are gathered during a sit-in outside military headquarters after clashing with security forces in Khartoum on May 15, 2019.  AFP / Mohamed el-Shahed
Doctors unveil first child blast wound manual 16 May 2019 - 11:01 am
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Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan 15 May 2019 - 09:46 pm
Participant Michael Rice of the United Kingdom performs during a dress rehearsal ahead of the second semi-final of 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel May 15, 2019. Reuters/Ronen Zvulun
German army suspends training of Iraqi forces 15 May 2019 - 03:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: German military experts work on an army vehicle at a workshop for Peshmerga forces in Erbil. AFP / SAFIN HAMED
More than one million people in Gaza may not have enough food by June: UNRWA 14 May 2019 - 06:07 pm
:A Palestinian man with his child on May 13, 2019 in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan Yunis. (AFP / MOHAMMED ABED)
New York Times report gives look into Assad's torture prisons 13 May 2019 - 11:45 pm
Many of these cases took place at Saydnaya Prison, which is known in Syria as the place where prisoners were sent in mass to face executions.