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Tal Abyad car bomb: At least 13 killed in Syrian border town

At least 13 people were killed by a car bomb in the northern Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, Turkish authorities said. ...

Iraq protests: Capital Baghdad blocked as unrest escalates

Protesters have blocked the main thoroughfares in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as mass anti-government protests continue. ...

Turkey says it will send ISIS prisoners back to home countries

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday Turkey would send captured ISIS members back to their home countries, and he complained about European inaction on the matter. ...

Iraq protests: PM Adel Abdul Mahdi 'will resign if replacement is found'

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will resign if political parties can agree on his replacement, the president has said, as mass protests continue. ...

Islamic State group names its new leader as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi

The jihadist group Islamic State (IS) has for the first time confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and named his successor. ...

Iraq's Shiite Clerics Condemn Attacks on Protesters

Iraq's Shiite religious establishment on Friday condemned attacks on peaceful protesters after a month of massive anti-government demonstrations in which security forces have killed at least 250 people. ...

Lebanon crisis: President asks Hariri to stay on as caretaker PM

Lebanon's president has asked the cabinet to continue in a caretaker capacity, a day after PM Saad Hariri resigned in response to mass protests. ...

Syria war: UN-backed talks on new constitution begin in Geneva

One-hundred-and-fifty delegates representing Syria's government, opposition and various sectors of civil society are meeting in Geneva to try to draft a new constitution. ...

At least 14 killed in Iraq protests

At least 14 people have been killed and 865 wounded overnight after Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala, medical and security sources say. ...

US forces return to north Syria after withdrawal

Over 500 US troops along with military vehicles and logistical equipment arrived at military bases in northern Syria today, despite their withdrawal only weeks earlier. ...

Trump confirms : Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US raid

The Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in a raid by US special forces on his Syrian safehouse, Donald Trump announced on Sunday, ending a years-long manhunt for one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. ...

Kurdish-Led Syria Forces Accept Russian-Brokered Pullback Deal

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say they will pull back from Syria’s border with Turkey after agreeing to a Russian-brokered deal with Turkey. ...

Protesters form human chain across Lebanon

Tens of thousands of protesters in Lebanon have attempted to form a human chain running across the country to symbolise newfound national unity. ...

ISIS leader al-Baghdadi believed to have been killed in a US military raid, sources say

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Iraq protests: 40 dead as mass unrest descends into violence

At least 40 people have died in Iraq during a fresh wave of anti-government protests that descended into violence. ...

High stakes for army as protests engulf Lebanon

It's one of the iconic images of Lebanon's protests: the tears of a soldier torn between his duty and a loving crowd -- the same dilemma now facing the national army. ...

New Tunisia President: Palestine is ‘engraved’ in our hearts

Tunisia’s newly-elected President Kais Saied said on Wednesday that Palestine is engraved in the hearts of Tunisians and the time has come to end its occupation by Israel, news agencies reported. Saied made his comments during his inauguration ceremony. ...