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Iran, Russia and Turkey diplomats meet ahead of Syria summit 19 Nov 2017 - 02:11 pm
Smoke rises following an air strike on the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus, on November 18, 2017. / AFP / Amer ALMOHIBANY
Israel killed 14 Palestinian children in 2017: Agency 19 Nov 2017 - 01:19 pm
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Turkish troop deployment in Syria’s Idlib continues 19 Nov 2017 - 10:47 am
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After fall of last town, IS loses grip over Iraqis 19 Nov 2017 - 09:18 am
Iraqi pro-government forces gather in Rawa on November 18, 2017, after troops retook the Euphrates valley town from Islamic State group jihadists. Suleiman al-Anbari, AFP.
Palestinians warn will freeze US ties if PLO office closed 18 Nov 2017 - 10:07 pm
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Egypt opens Gaza border for first time since unity deal 18 Nov 2017 - 02:41 pm
A Palestinian man holds a girl between his arms as he sits in a makeshift station in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza strip on November 18, 2017 as they await clearance to take a bus to travel through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, after it opened
Islamic State not dead yet but 'caliphate' dream in tatters 18 Nov 2017 - 01:25 pm
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Baghdad declares ‘end’ of IS presence in Iraq 18 Nov 2017 - 11:42 am
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'1 of every 5' US-led airstrikes in Iraq kills civilian 18 Nov 2017 - 11:34 am
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Jerusalem Palestinians face looming eviction: Activist 18 Nov 2017 - 11:26 am
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Assad regime shelling kills 7 civilians in E.Ghouta 18 Nov 2017 - 11:16 am
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Russia again vetoes extension of chemical experts in Syria 18 Nov 2017 - 10:48 am
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks with a member of her team following a U.N. Security Council meeting on a bid to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, at the United Nations headquarters in New York,
Russia again vetoes bid to renew Syria gas attacks probe 18 Nov 2017 - 09:46 am
A picture taken on April 4, 2017 shows destruction at a hospital room in Khan Sheikhoun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, following a suspected toxic gas attack. (AFP/ Omar haj kadour).
Clear Syria’s Afrin of YPG militia: Erdogan 18 Nov 2017 - 12:00 am
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Justice and Development (AK) Party’s provincial heads meeting in Ankara, yesterday.
Six children among 19 killed in shelling near Damascus 17 Nov 2017 - 11:02 pm
The bodies of Syrian children who died following reported shelling by Syrian government forces lie in a makeshift morgue in the rebel-held town of Douma in Syria's eastern Ghouta region, on November 17, 2017. AFP / Amer Almohibany
US-backed Syria forces spokesman 'held by Turkish intelligence' 17 Nov 2017 - 08:10 pm
This file photo taken on November 17, 2015 shows Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Ali Sello posing for a photo during an interview with AFP in the coalition's headquarters in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh. AFP / Delil Souleiman
After Russian veto, UN weighs bid to save Syria gas attacks probe 17 Nov 2017 - 07:44 pm
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya replaces his sign after waving it during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to vote on a bid to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, during a meeting at the U.N
Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town 17 Nov 2017 - 07:41 pm
raqi forces show victory signs after they captured Rawa town, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, Iraq November 17, 2017. Reuters/Stringer