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World / Middle East

Britain to ban Lebanon's Hezbollah, class it as terrorism organisation 25 Feb 2019 - 02:15 pm
FILE PHOTO. Reuters
EU sees first Arab summit as response to Russia, China 24 Feb 2019 - 09:10 pm
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah during the first joint European Union and Arab League summit at the International Congress Centre in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on February 24
Canadian citizen detained in Egypt, his family says 24 Feb 2019 - 09:10 pm
Yasser Ahmed Albaz, left, pictured with his wife, Safaa Elashmawy. He was taken from the Cairo airport and is in Egyptian custody. (Amal Ahmed Albaz/Suppled to cbc.ca)
Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force 24 Feb 2019 - 05:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) drink tea in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said
Mine blast kills more than 20 civilians in Syria 24 Feb 2019 - 02:24 pm
Peninsula
Harry and Meghan to champion girls' education in Morocco's Atlas Mountains 24 Feb 2019 - 12:46 pm
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are welcomed by British Ambassador to Morocco Thomas Reilly and his wife Alix, at the Casablanca Airport in Casablanca, Morocco, February 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
Sudan appoints first vice president, prime minister 23 Feb 2019 - 07:34 pm
Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir
Egypt high court cancels ban on Uber and Careem 23 Feb 2019 - 04:46 pm
Peninsula
US-backed fighters to pluck more civilians from last IS pocket in Syria 23 Feb 2019 - 02:48 pm
Men suspected of being Islamic State (IS) fightrs wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group's last holdout of Baghouz in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province, on February 22, 2019. / AFP /
Syria Kurds evacuate civilians from IS redoubt, hail Trump troop reversal 22 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
Trucks and a military vehicle for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) move near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor, province, Syria, February 19, 2019. Reuters/Rodi Said
Iran still holding up its end of nuclear deal, IAEA report shows 22 Feb 2019 - 07:37 pm
An Iranian woman walks past a mural of the Iranian flag in the capital Tehran on October 14, 2017. (AFP)
Palestinians protest in Gaza and Jerusalem, 1 killed 22 Feb 2019 - 07:37 pm
A woman helps a Palestinian boy after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Gaza City February 22, 2019. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Thousands of Algerians protest against Bouteflika's re-election bid 22 Feb 2019 - 05:39 pm
Algerian demonstrators hold a placard with the symbol of a man on a wheelchair, during a demonstration against Algeria's president's candidacy for a fifth term, on February 22, 2019 in Algiers. AFP / Ryad Kramdi
Syrian official to attend event in Amman next month 22 Feb 2019 - 12:24 am
People walk during a march from the city of Aqaba south of the capital, demanding more employment opportunities, on the highway near Amman, Jordan, February 20, 2019. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed
Operation to end last IS Syria pocket hits evacuation snag 22 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Tractors and trucks remove the rubble from buildings that were heavily damaged during battles between rebel fighters and regime forces, in the former opposition held district of Salaheddin in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on February 11, 2019. AFP /
Algeria’s president to visit Switzerland for medical checks 21 Feb 2019 - 08:15 pm
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on June 15, 2015 in Algiers. AFP/Alain Jocard
In crumbling Aleppo, residents scramble for shelter 21 Feb 2019 - 04:27 pm
Syrian Izzat al-Dahan, 50, stands at the balcony of his family flat situated in a building heavily damaged during battles between rebel fighters and regime forces, in the former opposition held district of Salaheddin in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo
US-backed Syrian forces try to free last civilians from IS holdout 21 Feb 2019 - 02:55 pm
Members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) escort trucks carrying men, identified as Islamic State group fighters who surrendered as they are being transported out of IS's last holdout of Baghouz in Syria's northern Deir Ezzor province, on