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New law brings hope to abused Tunisia women 25 Feb 2018 - 08:15 am
Sameh, a mother of two who suffered psychological abuse at the hand of her husband, speaks to a reporter in Tunis on February 20, 2018.  / AFP / FETHI BELAID
Turkey calls on 'world to say stop to E.Ghouta massacre' 24 Feb 2018 - 05:08 pm
Citizens and rescue team members inspect the destroyed buildings after Assad regime forces carried out an airstrike over the de-escalation zone in Douma town of Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria on February 24, 2018. Mouneb Abu Taim - Anadolu
Death toll in Syria enclave tops 500 after UN delays truce vote 24 Feb 2018 - 03:12 pm
A civil Defence volunteer, known as the White Helmets, checks the site of a regime air strike in the rebel-held town of Saqba, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on February 23, 2018.  AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
Egypt court fines leading activist over insulting judiciary 24 Feb 2018 - 02:30 pm
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Turkey says U.S. decision to open embassy in Jerusalem damaging peace 24 Feb 2018 - 02:16 pm
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Strikes on Syria rebel enclave kill 21 civilians: monitor 24 Feb 2018 - 01:26 pm
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As deadly shells fall, fear spreads anew in Syrian capital 24 Feb 2018 - 09:17 am
Citizens and fire fighters arrive to extinguish fire after Assad regime forces carried out an airstrike over the de-escalation zone in Douma town of Eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria on February 24, 2018. Mouneb Abu Taim / Anadolu Agency
France and Germany ask Putin to stop Syria attacks, hope for ceasefire 23 Feb 2018 - 10:50 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker during a European Union leaders informal summit in Brussels, Belgium, February 23, 2018. Reuters/Yves Herman
US to open Jerusalem embassy in May, marking Israel's 70th anniversary 23 Feb 2018 - 09:28 pm
Palestinians carry a wounded man during a protest against US President Donald Trump’s announcement to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza on February 23, 2018. (Ali Jadallah /Anadolu Agency)
Turkey condemns Israel’s approval of new settler units 23 Feb 2018 - 09:22 pm
A crane lowers a caravan to the ground in Amichai, a new settlement which will house some 300 Jewish settlers evicted in February 2017 from the illegal West Bank settlement of Amona, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, February 22, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Palestinians angry at reports of early US Embassy move to Jerusalem 23 Feb 2018 - 08:33 pm
An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary, December 6, 2017. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Reports say Iran temporarily bans ATR aircraft after crash 23 Feb 2018 - 02:53 pm
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More bombs fall on Syria's eastern Ghouta ahead of UN vote 23 Feb 2018 - 12:44 pm
Smoke billows following Syrian government bombardments on Kafr Batna, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 22, 2018. / AFP / AMER ALMOHIBANY
Hundreds of African migrants protest Israel detentions 23 Feb 2018 - 10:03 am
African migrants protest outside the Saharonim Prison, an Israeli detention facility for African asylum seekers near Holot, where at least nine others have been incarcerated as part of Israel's new policy of prison or deportation for migrants, in Israel's
Five-day assault on Syria enclave kills more than 400 23 Feb 2018 - 09:55 am
Syrian rescuers work at site of Syrian government bombardments in Douma, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 22, 2018.  AFP / Hamza Al-Ajweh
Air strikes hammer Syria's Ghouta for fifth day, UN mulling ceasefire resolution 22 Feb 2018 - 09:20 pm
Syrians prepare to bury a body in Kafr Batna, in the besieged Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on February 22, 2018. AFP / Amer Almohibany
UN envoy sees difficult talks on Syria ceasefire deal 22 Feb 2018 - 11:19 am
Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations' special envoy for the Syria crisis, attends a panel discussion during the Munich Security Conference on February 18, 2018, in Munich, southern Germany. AFP / Thomas Kienzle
Fresh rocket fire on Syria enclave kills 13: monitor 22 Feb 2018 - 11:17 am
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