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World / Middle East

Turkey is an aggressive neighbour, Greek PM tells Europeans in Davos 24 Jan 2018 - 06:44 pm
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (C) and Organization for Migration (IOM) Director-General William Lacy Swing listen a refugee seen on TV screen behind during a session on mass migration across the Mediterranean during the annual World Economic Forum (
Bashar Al Assad has no chance to build Syria's future: Turkey 24 Jan 2018 - 04:02 pm
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Turkey's Afrin operation adds to safety of Europe 24 Jan 2018 - 03:31 pm
Turkish military tanks are prepared for deployment as part of the
Syria says claims it uses chemical weapons "lies" - state TV 24 Jan 2018 - 11:45 am
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Somalia lures defectors in new push against insurgents 24 Jan 2018 - 09:43 am
FILE PHOTO: New recruits of Somalia's al-Qaeda linked al Shabaab militia march during a passing out parade at a military training base in Afgoye, west of Mogadishu, Somalia February 17, 2011. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
Last major challenger to Egypt’s Sisi calls off campaign after arrest 23 Jan 2018 - 10:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Egypt's former army chief of staff Sami Anan, leaves a news conference at his office in Cairo, March 13, 2014. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Turkey hands over suspect in Sidon attack to Lebanon 23 Jan 2018 - 06:27 pm
Lebanese security forces check a damaged vehicle following a car bomb blast in the southern Lebanese. AFP
Egypt military accuses Sisi presidential rival of committing crimes 23 Jan 2018 - 05:56 pm
People walk by a poster of Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from the campaign titled
Senior Qaeda leader calls for attacks on Jews, Americans over Jerusalem 23 Jan 2018 - 10:08 am
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Sudan frees AFP, Reuters reporters detained covering protests 22 Jan 2018 - 09:41 pm
A file picture taken on January 3, 2016 in the Sudanese capital Khartoum shows Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali, a 51-year-old who has worked for AFP in Sudan for nearly a decade. Sudan on January 22, 2018 freed Agence France-Presse's reporter in Khartoum, Abdel
EU's Mogherini 'extremely worried' by Turkish offensive in Syria 22 Jan 2018 - 07:06 pm
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (L) is welcomed by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini prior to attend a EU foreign affairs council at the European Council in Brussels, January 22, 2018. AFP / Emmanuel Dunand
UK: Turkey has legitimate interest in border security 22 Jan 2018 - 06:09 pm
Turkish soldiers are seen on the military vehicles as they move towards to Syrian border as part of the
Abbas wins EU backing for Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem 22 Jan 2018 - 06:00 pm
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas speaks prior to attend a EU foreign affairs council at the European Council in Brussels, January 22, 2018. AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND
Syria regime accused of chemical attack in rebel enclave 22 Jan 2018 - 05:39 pm
A Syrian boy holds an oxygen mask over the face of an infant at a make-shift hospital following a reported gas attack on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on January 22, 2018.  AFP
Rescuers in rebel-held Syrian area accuse gov't of gas attack 22 Jan 2018 - 01:01 pm
A man is seen near the remains of a rocket in Douma, Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Iran says warplanes warned off 2 western vessels during drill 22 Jan 2018 - 12:17 pm
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Pence set for warm Israeli welcome, Palestinian snub 22 Jan 2018 - 10:39 am
US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, 21 January 2018. EPA/ABIR SULTAN
Abbas seeks EU support for Palestinians amid row with US 22 Jan 2018 - 08:45 am
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki speaks during an interview to Agence France-Presse on January 21, 2018 in Brussels. AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND