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Iranian border guard killed in fight with armed group near Iraq 18 Mar 2019 - 10:52 am
Peninsula
Algerian unions refuse to support PM's efforts to form government 18 Mar 2019 - 10:46 am
Demonstrators wave an Algerian flag during a protest over fears of plot to prolong the Algerian president's rule, on March 17, 2019, in Marseille, southeastern France. AFP / Christophe SIMON
Turkish man escapes New Zealand mosque terror by seconds 17 Mar 2019 - 10:52 pm
Mustafa Boztas, who was at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch during the terror attack, told Anadolu Agency on Sunday that he was shot in his leg by the terrorist but managed to escape through the mosque's window.
Israel court bars extreme-right election candidate Ben-Ari 17 Mar 2019 - 10:16 pm
Jewish Power party's Michael Ben Ari attends a hearing at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 14, 2019, to be allowed to run to the Israeli parliament. AFP / Gil Cohen-Magen
Thousands believed still inside last IS pocket: Syria force 17 Mar 2019 - 03:21 pm
US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters celebrate after fighting Islamic State (IS) group jihadists near the village of Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, on March 15, 2019. AFP / GIUSEPPE CACACE
New Zealand mosque attacker visited Turkey in 2016 16 Mar 2019 - 08:47 pm
A handout frame grab taken from a CCTV video made available by the state-run Turkish broadcaster TRT World on March 16, 2019 shows the arrival of a man who is believed to be Australia-born Brenton Tarrant on March 13, 2016 at Istanbul's Ataturk Internatio
15 babies killed by Tunisia hospital infection, probe finds 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
A photo taken March 11, 2019, shows a nurse checking on babies inside incubators at the maternity ward of the Rabta hospital in Tunis.  AFP / Fethi Belaid
Main Netanyahu rival says nothing incriminating on hacked phone 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
Blue and White party head Benny Gantz stands next to fellow party candidates during a visit to a kibbutz in Israel outside the northern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2019. Reuters/Amir Cohen
Algerians protest despite Bouteflika pledging to end two-decade rule 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
Peninsula
Migrant boats sinks off Morocco coast 15 Mar 2019 - 09:53 pm
Refugees waiting on a rubber boat to be rescued during an operation at sea with the Aquarius ship now used by humanitarians on May, 24 2016 in the Mediterranean sea in front of the Libyan coast. AFP/Gabriel Bouys
Turkey to inaugurate Europe's biggest hospital 14 Mar 2019 - 03:15 pm
Peninsula
New premier urges Algerians to accept dialogue 14 Mar 2019 - 02:20 pm
Newly appointed Algeria's prime minister Noureddine Bedoui (R) gives a joint press conference with his deputy Ramtane Lamamra in Algiers on March 14, 2019. AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
Iran says gas pipeline explosion kills at least 2 14 Mar 2019 - 11:38 am
Peninsula
Canada says Algeria must set election date soon 13 Mar 2019 - 04:28 pm
A woman holds her national flag as Algerian teachers protest in central Algiers on March 13, 2019 against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid to prolong his two-decade rule. AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
Eight years of conflict in Syria 13 Mar 2019 - 04:16 pm
A worker works at a construction site in Ein Terma, a district of eastern Ghouta, Syria February 26, 2019. Picture taken February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Algerian teachers, students protest against Bouteflika 13 Mar 2019 - 03:09 pm
Algerian teachers and students protest in central Algiers on March 13, 2019 against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid to prolong his two-decade rule. A thousand teachers started the protest in the morning before being joined by students, a teacher at t
Veteran diplomat set to guide Algeria's transition after protests 13 Mar 2019 - 09:29 am
FILE PHOTO: UN-Arab League Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi speaks to the media after Security Council consultations at the United Nations headquarters in New York May 13, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Iran says UK diplomatic protection of jailed mother won't 'make things easier' 12 Mar 2019 - 07:17 pm
This handout picture released by the Free Nazanin campaign on August 23, 2018 shows Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe (R) embracing her daughter Gabriella in Damavand, Iran following her release from prison for three days.  AFP/Free Nazanin Campaign