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Evacuation of three Syrian towns begins under rare deal: Monitor 28 Dec 2015 - 12:17 pm

Fighters and their families were to be transferred to Beirut International Airport in convoys of buses. Beirut: The evacuation of more than 450...

Yemen ex-leader calls for talks with Saudi 28 Dec 2015 - 11:52 am

Representative picture. Sanaa: Yemen's pro-rebel ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has rejected further peace talks with the government, saying dialogue should instead take place...

Iraq forces sweep Ramadi after landmark victory 28 Dec 2015 - 10:42 am

Iraqi security forces vehicles are seen in the city of Ramadi, December 27, 2015. Reuters Ramadi, Iraq: Iraqi forces swept the devastated streets...

Turkey arrests 181 foreigners trying to reach Greece illegally 28 Dec 2015 - 10:34 am

A file photo of Turkish coast guard with refugees on board Ankara: Turkish authorities arrested 181 foreign suspects in the state of Jnaq...

Palestinian dies of wounds from Gaza clash: Ministry 28 Dec 2015 - 10:28 am

File photo of a Palestinian protester using a slingshot to throw stones towards Israeli soldiers during clashes near the border fence between Israel...

Buses enter Syrian border town to evacuate fighters under UN-sponsored deal 28 Dec 2015 - 10:08 am

BEIRUT: Ambulances and buses on Monday entered the besieged rebel-held Syrian town of Zadabadi to evacuate scores of fighters, among them injured, to...

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi 28 Dec 2015 - 08:32 am

A member from the Iraqi security forces holds an Iraqi flag in the city of Ramadi, December 27, 2015. Iraq's army declared victory...

Death of rebel chief may hurt Syria talks 28 Dec 2015 - 12:03 am

Beirut: The killing of Syrian rebel chief Zahran Alloush, fiercely opposed to both the regime and the Islamic State group, has eliminated a...

Victory near for Iraq forces as IS leaves key compound 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Baghdad: Islamic State group fighters pulled out of their last stronghold in Ramadi Sunday, bringing Iraqi federal forces within sight of their biggest...

Saudi seizes five million amphetamine tablets 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

(For representational purpose / AFP) Riyadh: Saudi authorities said Sunday that they had seized more than five million amphetamine tablets and arrested 11...

Hezbollah leader tells Israel to brace for retaliation over Qantar's death 28 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters via a screen during a commemoration service marking one week since the killing of...

All IS fighters have left Ramadi compound: force spokesman 27 Dec 2015 - 05:59 pm

Baghdad: The Islamic State group's fighters have all left the flashpoint former government compound in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the spokesman of...

Iran cancels two football games over pollution 27 Dec 2015 - 05:35 pm

(AFP / File photo) Tehran: Iran postponed two premier league football matches on Sunday, state media said, as air pollution more than twice...

Iraqi forces surround Islamic State-held complex in Ramadi - spokesman 27 Dec 2015 - 05:22 pm

Smoke rises during an air strike in Ramadi city, December 26, 2015. BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces have totally encircled the government complex in Ramadi,...

Erdogan accuses Iran of 'sectarian' policies in Syria 27 Dec 2015 - 05:14 pm

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (pictured) on Sunday accused Iran of sectarian policies in neighbouring Syria by putting its weight behind Syrian...

U.S.-backed alliance captures key dam from IS 27 Dec 2015 - 04:49 pm

BEIRUT: A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian Kurds and Arab rebel groups, supported by U.S. coalition planes,captured a dam on Saturday from Islamic State,...

Muslim states should fix Islam's public image: Rouhani 27 Dec 2015 - 01:47 pm

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Tehran: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said that Muslim countries should strive to improve the world's opinion of...