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World / Middle East

Israel bans election candidates from using troop images 07 Feb 2019 - 10:09 pm
A Palestinian argues with an Israeli soldier during clashes near the West Bank village of Qusra, west of Nablus, August 9, 2016. Reuters/Mohamad Torokman
A legacy of war: UN clears thousands of explosives in Iraq 07 Feb 2019 - 05:47 pm
A destroyed house is seen in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq January 29, 2019. Reuters/Ari Jalal
Rouhani says Iran ready to accept friendly US ties if it 'repents' 06 Feb 2019 - 09:46 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Algerian official's anti-prayer stance draws fire 06 Feb 2019 - 08:19 pm
Representational image: AFP/Tauseef Mustafa
Top Iraqi cleric rejects Trump's plan for US troops in Iraq 06 Feb 2019 - 05:17 pm
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Lebanon names 1st female Arab minister in charge of security 06 Feb 2019 - 03:41 pm
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Police officer killed in Iran attack 06 Feb 2019 - 02:17 pm
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Lebanon's new govt to stay out of Syria and other conflicts 05 Feb 2019 - 09:16 pm
Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads the first meeting of the new Saad al-Hariri cabinet at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, February 2, 2019. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Egypt debates motion to extend presidential term limits 05 Feb 2019 - 06:27 pm
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2nd-L, centre) giving a speech during his swearing in ceremony for a second four-year term in office, at the parliament meeting hall in the capital Cairo on June 2, 2018.  AFP / Egyptian Presidency
First wave of new Ethiopian immigrants arrives in Israel 04 Feb 2019 - 09:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Israeli protesters, Jews of Ethiopian origin, participate in a protest on what they say was police violence against their community in Jerusalem April 30, 2015. Reuters/Ronen Zvulun
Iraqi president hits back at Trump over US presence 04 Feb 2019 - 07:46 pm
Iraq's President Barham Salih attends a forum in Baghdad, Iraq February 4, 2019. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili
Car bomb blast kills 5 in Mogadishu 04 Feb 2019 - 04:56 pm
Security personnel secure the scene of a car-bomb attack on February 4, 2019, in Somalia capital Mogadishu's Hamarwayne District.  AFP / ABDIRAZAK HUSSEIN FARAH
Deadly car bomb blast in Somalia's capital, say police 04 Feb 2019 - 12:47 pm
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Iraqi president says Trump did not ask permission to 'watch Iran' 04 Feb 2019 - 10:28 am
Iraqi President Barham Salih awaits the arrival of the King of Spain in the capital Baghdad on January 30, 2019. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq comes under attack 03 Feb 2019 - 10:37 pm
Pilgrims visit the tomb of Iran's late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on the occasion of 40th anniversary of Khomeini's return from exile from Paris at his mausoleum in southern Tehran on February 01, 2019.  AFP
Egypt MPs table law amendment to extend Sisi rule 03 Feb 2019 - 06:18 pm
A man gestures as he rides a motorized vehicle showing a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, March 27, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Assassination of Iraqi writer provokes indignation 03 Feb 2019 - 06:17 pm
The city's police force said several fatal shots were fired at Alaa Mashzoub in front of his home on Saturday. (YouTube grab)
Israel's Netanyahu takes aim at media in webcast 03 Feb 2019 - 05:29 pm
TV screen shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivering a speech on May 8, 2018. AFP/Thomas Coex