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Several high-profile Egyptians call for presidential election boycott 28 Jan 2018 - 09:35 pm
Egyptians walk underneath an election campaign poster erected by supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Cairo, Egypt, 28 January 2018. EPA/Khaled Elfiqi
Jordan gets more US Black Hawks to bolster defences 28 Jan 2018 - 07:24 pm
UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter flies a low-level mission over Iraq (SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF / Defenseimagery.mil / Wikimedia Commons)
Turkey intensifies Syria campaign against Kurdish militia 28 Jan 2018 - 03:53 pm
A photo taken from Turkey's Kilis province, on January 28, 2018 shows smokes rising at Burseya Mountain as Turkish military aircrafts and howitzers continue to hit PYD/PKK terror group targets within the 'Operation Olive Branch' launched in Syria's Afrin.
One killed, three wounded as roadside bomb exploded west of Baghdad 28 Jan 2018 - 02:22 pm
(FILE PHOTO) An aerial view of central Baghdad and the Tigris river, May 24, 2014. ( Reuters)
North Iran gets massive snow dump 28 Jan 2018 - 11:38 am
An Iranian couple tries to help a car which is stuck in snow in a street during a heavy snowfall in Tehran, Iran, 28 January 2018. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Heavy snowfall shuts down airport in Iran 28 Jan 2018 - 08:52 am
An Iranian man walks in an ally during a heavy snowfall in Tehran, Iran, 27 January 2018. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
Afrin to be handed over to its real owners: Turkish FM 27 Jan 2018 - 08:48 pm
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint press conference held with Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl (not seen) at Dolmabahce Prime Minister's Office in Istanbul, Turkey on January 25, 2018. ( ?sa Terli - Anadol
Tillerson insists Russia to blame for Syria chemical attacks 27 Jan 2018 - 02:54 pm
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is pictured during a joint press conference with Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz (unseen) after their meeting in Warsaw on January 27, 2018. / AFP / Wojtek RADWANSKI
Turkey says U.S. needs to withdraw from Syria's Manbij region immediately 27 Jan 2018 - 02:30 pm
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters take a position as they stand guard near the frontline on January 26, 2018 at the Syrian town of Azaz.  AFP / OZAN KOSE
US tells Turkey it will end weapons support for Syrian Kurdish YPG - Anadolu 27 Jan 2018 - 12:04 pm
A picture taken on January 26, 2018, shows a member of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia standing guard in the fields outside the Kurdish town of Jandairis near the Syrian-Turkish border, west of the city of Afrin. / AFP / STRINGER
Eight dead as US strike hits Iraq forces: provincial official 27 Jan 2018 - 11:46 am
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Bombardment continues in Syria's Ghouta after ceasefire talk 27 Jan 2018 - 10:36 am
A Syrian child plays with a cardboard gun in the rebel-held town of Harasta, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus on January 25, 2018. / AFP / ABDULMONAM EASSA
Jordan ends bread subsidy, doubling some prices, to help state finances 26 Jan 2018 - 09:00 pm
A Syrian refugee makes bread to sell at the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, January  8, 2015. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed
Dozens of bodies found in Iraq mass grave 26 Jan 2018 - 07:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi forces pull a body out from a mass grave they discovered in the Hamam al-Alil area on November 7, 2016. (AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise 25 Jan 2018 - 08:30 pm
 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), accompanied by Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Hulusi Akar, gesturing during a briefing at the Operating Base in Hatay, on the sixth day of 'Operation Olive Branch.' AFP Photo / Turkish
Israel’s Netanyahu says only US can broker peace deal 25 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks to journalist next to his wife Sara during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 25, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
US will not chase Palestinians lacking will to seek peace: Haley 25 Jan 2018 - 07:30 pm
Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council meeting that discussed chemical weapons in Syria at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States on January 23, 2018. (Mohammed Elshamy -
Celebrities criticize Trump cuts to Palestinian refugees 25 Jan 2018 - 07:19 pm
Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes in Hebron, West Bank, 23 January 2018.  EPA/Abed Al Hashlamoun