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World / Middle East

Iraqi army digs ‘anti-IS trench’ around Ramadi 20 Feb 2017 - 02:41 pm
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Islamic State claims suicide attack by British bomber near Mosul 20 Feb 2017 - 02:38 pm
Smoke billows following a strike as Iraqi security forces hold a position near the village of al-Buseif, south of Mosul, during an offencive to retake the western side of the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters on February 19, 2017. AFP / Marisol
Iraqi troops push into IS-held southern outskirts of Mosul 20 Feb 2017 - 02:33 pm
Iraqi forces armoured vehicles, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries, advance towards the village of Sheikh Younis, south of Mosul, after the offensive to retake the western side of the city from Islamic State (IS) group
Le Pen in Lebanon for first head of state meeting 20 Feb 2017 - 02:19 pm
Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, speaks during a news conference after her meeting with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, Feb
US defense secretary in Iraq for anti-IS talks 20 Feb 2017 - 01:33 pm
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11 PKK terrorists killed in northern Iraq 20 Feb 2017 - 01:27 pm
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Syrian regime warplanes kill 4 in Daraa province 20 Feb 2017 - 01:02 pm
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Egypt jails 21 opponents for life for ‘violence’ 20 Feb 2017 - 12:58 pm
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Iraq forces converge on Mosul airport 20 Feb 2017 - 12:36 pm
Iraqi tanks and armoured vehicles advance towards the village of Sheikh Younis, after the offensive to retake the western side of Mosul commenced on February 19, 2017. / AFP.
Trump's defense chief, in Iraq, says: We're not here for your oil 20 Feb 2017 - 10:56 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Third South Sudan military official quits 20 Feb 2017 - 12:18 am
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Iran pushes for dialogue with Gulf countries 20 Feb 2017 - 12:18 am
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US Senators plan new sanctions against Iran 20 Feb 2017 - 12:18 am
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Syrian rebels say army attacks wrecking ceasefire efforts 19 Feb 2017 - 11:24 pm
A wounded Syrian girl cries as she waits to receive treatment at a make-shift hospital following an airstrike on the rebel-held town of Douma, yesterday.
Egypt jails 21 opponents to life for ‘violence’ 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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Iraq launches offensive on last IS stronghold in Mosul 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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Sudan aid to drop despite easing of US sanctions: UN 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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Hamas court sentences three to death 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 pm
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