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World / Middle East

Lebanon tells Syria development law could hinder refugees' return 26 May 2018 - 01:14 pm
A Syrian national flag flutters as Qasioun mountain is seen in the background from Damascus, Syria. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Lebanon’s Saad Hariri asked to draw up new cabinet 24 May 2018 - 03:06 pm
Lebanon's Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil takes photos of the parliamentary re-elected speaker Nabih Berri with outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri at the parliament in Beirut, Lebanon May 23, 2018. Lebanese Parliament
Lebanese president begins consultations to name new premier 24 May 2018 - 02:04 pm
Lebanese president Michel Aoun
Report: Airstrikes on Syria pro-government positions kill 12 24 May 2018 - 01:48 pm
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Iraq’s Sadr puts ‘finishing touches’ on cabinet lineup 24 May 2018 - 01:18 pm
Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr meets with ambassadors of Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Kuwait, in Najaf, Iraq May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani
Four dead in Baghdad cafe bombing: Iraqi police 24 May 2018 - 09:27 am
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Iran leader: Europe must protect trade with Tehran to save nuclear deal 23 May 2018 - 11:33 pm
Speaker Nabih Berri, great survivor of Lebanese politics 23 May 2018 - 03:15 pm
Lebanon's parliamentary re-elected speaker Nabih Berri gestures as Lebanon's newly elected parliament convenes for the first time to elect a speaker and deputy speaker in Beirut, Lebanon May 23, 2018. Lebanese Parliament
Iran's Zarif calls Pompeo's comments "untrue", based on "old illusions": state TV 23 May 2018 - 10:26 am
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is pictured before a meeting with European Commissioner for Energy and Climate, Miguel Arias Canete, in Tehran, Iran May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Alissa de Carbonnel
Syria police deploy in south Damascus after IS defeat 22 May 2018 - 12:32 pm
Syrian government forces walk down a destroyed street in the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk on the southern outskirts of Damascus on May 21, 2018. AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
US to impose 'strongest sanctions in history' on Iran 21 May 2018 - 10:24 pm
US President Donald Trump is watched by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as they take part in the swearing-in ceremony for the Central Intelligence Agency's first female director, Gina Haspel, at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, May 21, 2018. Reuters/
Syrian army clears south Damascus of Islamic State 21 May 2018 - 02:50 pm
(FILE) Government forces head towards jihadist positions in the Hajar al-Aswad district on the southern outskirts of Damascus. May 14, 2018
More IS fighters leave Damascus district: monitor 21 May 2018 - 10:44 am
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on May 14, 2018 shows government forces head towards jihadist positions in the Hajar al-Aswad district on the southern outskirts of Damascus. AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA
Iraq's al-Sadr says next government will be 'inclusive' 20 May 2018 - 03:02 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi meeting with Iraqi Shiite cleric and leader Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad. AFP / IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE
Iraq: 5 Islamic State militants killed in Kirkuk ambush 20 May 2018 - 02:55 pm
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Syrian monitor says insurgents quit enclave, state media denies it 20 May 2018 - 01:02 pm
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Syrian Observatory: Islamic State fighters leaving last Damascus enclave 20 May 2018 - 10:54 am
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Kuwait pushes for int'l protection of Palestinians at UN Security Council 19 May 2018 - 07:28 pm
Ambassador of Kuwait to the United Nations Mansour Al-Otaibi (C). Drew Angerer/AFP