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11th round of Syria peace talks ends in Astana 29 Nov 2018 - 03:09 pm
Russia's Special Envoy to Syria Alexander Lavrentiev speaks with Syria's U.N. ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari during Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov
Huge Tutankhamun show set to tour world 29 Nov 2018 - 03:03 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 28, 2017 the Golden Mask of King Tutankhamun is displayed at Cairo's Egyptian Museum.   AFP / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED
Iran says it has added 2 mini submarines to its naval fleet 29 Nov 2018 - 12:59 pm
Peninsula
'No tangible progress' on Syria constitution: UN envoy 29 Nov 2018 - 12:50 pm
UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura makes a speech during meeting between the representatives of Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime within 11th round of Syria peace talks starts in Astana, Kazakhstan on N
Families of Lebanon's war missing choose to forgive past 28 Nov 2018 - 10:17 pm
Powerful picture from the Lebanese civil war in 1975.
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees 27 Nov 2018 - 08:04 pm
Peninsula
British radio presenter killed in Lebanon 27 Nov 2018 - 08:01 pm
Radio One host Gavin Ford posing in the Lebanese based Radio station in the town of Beit Mery east of Beirut on January 26, 2017. AFP
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid 27 Nov 2018 - 08:01 pm
The media office of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said the al-Akhbar article was
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees 27 Nov 2018 - 07:56 pm
Minister of State for Refugees Affairs Mouin Merhebi told The Associated Press that 20 refugees have been killed since refugee started returning from Lebanon in June.
Migrant flows slow to trickle in Libyan former smuggling hub 27 Nov 2018 - 05:31 pm
Coastguard official Ayman al-Dabbashi is seen on the seafront at the Libyan city of Sabratha, Libya November 21, 2018. Picture taken November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Aidan Lewis
Iraq's Sadr calls on prime minister to finalize cabinet 27 Nov 2018 - 05:26 pm
Peninsula
Chemical weapons agency to investigate alleged Aleppo attack 27 Nov 2018 - 12:33 am
This picture taken on November 26, 2018 shows a damaged building in the Syrian rebel-held al-Rashidin district of western Aleppo's countryside near Idlib province.  AFP / Aaref Watad
Syria rebels hand 4-year-old to her Belgian mother 26 Nov 2018 - 10:59 pm
Members of the civilian branch of the powerful Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance, which is led by the jihadists of Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate, escort four-year-old girl named Yasmine near the Bab al-Hawa crossing with Turkey on November 26, 2018.
Top Israeli minister: Trump wasting his time with peace plan 26 Nov 2018 - 08:17 pm
Ayelet Shaked (Reuters)
Lebanese President calls for return of Syrian refugees in Lebanon 26 Nov 2018 - 07:27 pm
Lebanese President Michel Aoun makes a speech during a press briefing within the Lebanon's 75th anniversary of independence in Beirut, Lebanon on November 22, 2018. Lebanese Presidency/ Handout - Anadolu
Lebanon rejects Russian military aid offer 26 Nov 2018 - 06:54 pm
A herd of sheep graze near the Lebanese-Israeli border in Kfar Kila village southern Lebanon, August 24, 2015. Reuters/Aziz Taher
Iran judicial chief warns over worker unrest 26 Nov 2018 - 06:54 pm
Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani spoke amid efforts to resolve a weeks-long strike at a major sugar factory in western Iran and popular discontent over rising prices.
Fatah delegation returns to Ramallah after Cairo talks 26 Nov 2018 - 06:54 pm
Supporters of Fatah movement's former security chief, Mohammed Dahlan, hold images of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during a commemoration ceremony held on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of Arafat's death, on November 20, 2018 in Gaza city.