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Syria Kurds urge Damascus to choose dialogue: commander 23 Mar 2019 - 03:56 pm
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Death toll from Russian attacks in Idlib rises to 15 23 Mar 2019 - 03:31 pm
Civil defense members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar - Anadolu
Baghouz, where the last black flag came down 23 Mar 2019 - 02:45 pm
A Syrian Democratic Forces flag flutters on a damaged building in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, March 23, 2019. REUTERS
Turkish defense chief inspects troops on Syria border 23 Mar 2019 - 02:29 pm
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At least four dead in Al Shabaab assault on Somali capital Mogadishu 23 Mar 2019 - 01:04 pm
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Big explosion heard in Somali capital Mogadishu - Reuters witness 23 Mar 2019 - 11:06 am
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Israeli forces kill two Gazans during border protest 22 Mar 2019 - 09:44 pm
A Palestinian man carries an injured youth at the border fence with Israel east of Gaza City on March 22, 2019. AFP/Said Khatib
UN rights forum condemns Israel over deadly Gaza protests 22 Mar 2019 - 09:44 pm
Palestinian paramedics carry an injured protester at the border fence with Israel east of Gaza City on March 22, 2019. AFP / Said Khatib
Trump's Golan statement draws strong regional condemnation 22 Mar 2019 - 09:44 pm
Druze community members holds Syrian and Druze flags as they sit facing Syria, during a rally marking the anniversary of Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights in the Druze village of Majdal Shams in Golan Heights February 14, 2019. Reuters/Ammar Awad
In major shift, Trump says time for US to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Syria’s Golan Heights 21 Mar 2019 - 11:02 pm
An Israeli flag is seen placed on Mount Bental in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on May 10, 2018. AFP/Jalaa Marey
Toll rises to 72 as overloaded ferry sinks in Iraq's Tigris river 21 Mar 2019 - 06:56 pm
An Iraqi rescue helicopter searches for survivors at the site where an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river near Mosul in Iraq, March, 21,2019. Reuters/Stringer
At least 10 dead in Egypt chemical plant blast 21 Mar 2019 - 05:58 pm
Family-members and relatives of the victims of an explosion at a chemical plant gather outside a morgue to receive their bodies, in the Egyptian Red Sea port city of Suez on March 21, 2019. AFP
Ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq's Mosul, killing 45 21 Mar 2019 - 05:33 pm
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At least 40 killed as overloaded ferry sinks in Iraq's Tigris river 21 Mar 2019 - 04:43 pm
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Hezbollah putting Lebanon at risk: Pompeo 21 Mar 2019 - 04:29 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a meeting with the Israeli and greek prime ministers and the Cypriot president, in Jerusalem March 20, 2019. / AFP / POOL / JIM YOUNG
Ethiopian crash captain untrained on 737 MAX simulator - source 21 Mar 2019 - 02:11 pm
Mourners of victims of the crashed accident of Ethiopian Airlines react beside coffins during the mass funeral at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 17, 2019. AFP / Samuel HABTAB
Israel calls UN members to vote against war crimes bill 20 Mar 2019 - 08:01 pm
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Lions, other animals to be saved from Gaza zoo: welfare group 20 Mar 2019 - 08:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian Mohammad Oweida, a zoo owner, shows stuffed animals that died during the 2014 war in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 7, 2016. Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa