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World / Middle East

Iraq military says it has retaken iconic Mosul mosque 29 Jun 2017 - 12:27 pm
Peninsula
Iraqi zoo gives rare glimpse of white lion 28 Jun 2017 - 07:44 pm
A keeper feeds a white lion at Al Zawra zoo in Baghdad, Iraq June 15, 2017. Picture taken June 15, 2017. Reuters/Khalid al-Mousily
US says it saw preparations for another Syrian chemical attack 27 Jun 2017 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: An unconscious Syrian child receives treatment at a hospital in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province following a suspected toxic gas attack on April 4, 2017 (AFP / Omar haj)
Israeli spy agency creates fund to invest in tech firms 27 Jun 2017 - 07:08 pm
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Mosul battle to end in days as troops advance in Old City: Iraqi general 26 Jun 2017 - 09:01 pm
An Iraqi forces' armoured vehicle advances through the Old City of Mosul on June 26, 2017, as the offensive continues to retake the last district held by the Islamic State (IS) group. (AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
Short of IT workers at home, Israeli startups recruit elsewhere 26 Jun 2017 - 11:13 am
FILE PHOTO: Employees work at website-designer firm Wix.com offices in Tel Aviv, Israel July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo
Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years 25 Jun 2017 - 04:09 pm
Iraqi children enjoy riding a mini car as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in Mosul, Iraq June 25, 2017. (REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani)
Syria releases hundreds of detainees ahead of Eid 25 Jun 2017 - 12:41 am
Islamic State prisoners, who were pardoned by a council that is expected to govern Raqqa once the group is dislodged, walk in Ain Issa village, north of Raqqa, yesterday.
17-year-old Palestinian injured with in Kafr Qaddum clashes 24 Jun 2017 - 01:43 pm
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Second French journalist dies after being wounded in Mosul 24 Jun 2017 - 01:32 pm
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Gripping tales lure war-weary Syrians to Damascus cafe 24 Jun 2017 - 11:53 am
Ahmad al-Lahham, a Syrian storyteller, reads from his storybook in a Damascus coffeehouse on June 19, 2017. AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Iraqi police rescue civilians from IS-held W. Mosul 24 Jun 2017 - 11:35 am
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South Sudan said to lift ban on foreign journalists 24 Jun 2017 - 11:30 am
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At least three killed in Mosul suicide attacks: officials 24 Jun 2017 - 11:16 am
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Shock and anger in Mosul after Islamic State destroys historic mosque 22 Jun 2017 - 04:40 pm
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Removing Assad no longer priority in Syria: Macron 22 Jun 2017 - 12:48 pm
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IS destroys historic mosque in Mosul: Iraqi army 22 Jun 2017 - 12:42 pm
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Protect Syrian civilians in Raqa, says UN chief 21 Jun 2017 - 04:41 pm
A member of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) sits in a bedroom as he holds a position in the al-Dariya neigbourhood of the Syrian city of Raqa, on June 18, 2017, during an offensive by US-backed fighters to retake the Islamic State (IS) group b