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Iraqi army tightens its control over Fallujah except for ‘some pockets’: Iraqi PM

The Iraqi army began a military operation on 23 May that aims…

Ahmed Abbas

Iraqi forces take Fallujah government building from ‘Islamic State’

Iraq's military says it has retaken the main government compound in Fallujah…

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UN Security Council allows for ships off Libyan coast to be inspected for arms control

UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said that the country of 6…

Ahmed Abbas

Bahrain rearrests top activist Rajab in dawn raid

Bahraini police have searched the home of Nabeel Rajab, taking the prominent…

Deutsche Welle

Libyan forces hit with suicide bombings in Sirte offensive

An "Islamic State" suicide bomber has killed three people at a field…

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Dutch woman held in Qatar since March after reporting rape charge

A 22-year-old Dutch woman has been detained in Qatar since reporting she…

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Terrorism affects both sides in complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The terror attack against Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv shows just how…

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Forces allied with Libyan GNA restore Sirte port

IS members are now besieged inside a 5km area. Foreign governments estimate…

Ahmed Abbas

Egyptian Embassy in Damascus delivers aid to Syrian town of Douma

This is the first humanitarian aid that Egypt deliverd “but it won’t…

Ahmed Abbas

Aid agencies struggle to deliver food and medical supplies to desperate Syrians

Syrians are growing increasingly desperate for food, with one report claiming people…

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