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German map project to aid future rebirth of Aleppo 26 May 2017 - 01:17 pm
Urban planner Christoph Wessling talks about reconstruction of the devastated Syrian city of Aleppo, at the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, Germany. AFP
Syria girls escape nightmare of war with Snow White fable 26 May 2017 - 11:26 am
Syrian girls act in an English-language school-play adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at a local school in the rebel-held town of Douma, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, on May 23, 2017. AFP / Abdullah HAMMAM
Ramadan 2017: First day of fasting expected May 27 25 May 2017 - 07:25 pm
Saudis buy dates at a shop in Jeddah ahead of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on May 24, 2017. AFP / Amer Hilabi
Syrian army advances south towards Islamic State-held area 25 May 2017 - 03:47 pm
Qaryatayn in southeastern Homs province. Photo Credit: Twitter/@sawt_Qaryatain
Two bombs explode in eastern Lebanon 25 May 2017 - 03:41 pm
Photo credit: Twitter/@LebarmyOfficial
Palestinian hunger strikers undergo health assessment 25 May 2017 - 12:04 pm
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Egypt leader denies Sudan claims of Darfur interference 25 May 2017 - 11:31 am
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IS executes 13 Iraqi civilians in Mosul 25 May 2017 - 11:26 am
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EU must decide on Turkey membership: Erdogan 25 May 2017 - 12:00 am
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the International Quran Recital Competition in Ankara, yesterday.
Iraq probes human rights violations 25 May 2017 - 12:00 am
A member of the Iraqi forces plays with children on the outskirts of the old city of Mosul, yesterday, after the area was retaken by Iraqi forces during the ongoing offensive to clear it from Islamic State group fighters.
UNICEF: Lives of 26 million children threatened by conflict 24 May 2017 - 11:50 pm
Yemeni university students attend a graduation ceremony in the capital Sanaa, yesterday. According to the Unicef, 3.5 million Yemeni children are out of school. The fighting has halted the education of nearly two million children on top of the 1.6 million
Israelis mark 50 years since capture of Jerusalem's Old City 24 May 2017 - 07:49 pm
Far right Israeli supporters wave Israeli flags as they pass through the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on May 24, 2017 to commemorate the Jerusalem Day, marking the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City following its capture in the Si
16 civilians dead in coalition strikes near Raqa 24 May 2017 - 04:46 pm
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Islamic State kills five in first suicide attack in Somalia 24 May 2017 - 02:20 pm
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Gaza ministry warns of disaster post medicines shortage 24 May 2017 - 01:39 pm
File Photo: Munir al-Bursh, director-general of health ministry’s pharmaceutical sector.
13 pro-government fighters killed in Iraq's Mosul 24 May 2017 - 01:25 pm
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Syrian settlement requires Iran's participation: Russia 24 May 2017 - 01:03 pm
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Turkey orders detention of Ankara municipality, ministries' staff - CNN Turk 24 May 2017 - 10:39 am
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