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Iraq

Euroviews. View: The Middle East - more wars to come

The tragedy of why the defeat of ISIL won’t bring peace to the Middle East

Yemen

Yemen fights back against cholera epidemic

Authorities in Yemen begin clean-up operation in Sanaa to combat deadly cholera outbreak

Egypt

Images of Egypt tourist attacker emerge

Turkey

Courts overwhelmed a year after Turkey's attempted coup

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Syria

US-Russian ceasefire deal 'holding' in southwest Syria

A partial truce for southwest Syria brokered by the US and Russia at the G20 mostly held firm on Sunday.

Iraq

Iraqi PM in Mosul to congratulate army on ISIL defeat

Haider al-Abadi joined troops and commanders in the city to celebrate 'victory' against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Iraq

Iraqi PM celebrates victory in Mosul

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi joined the victory celebratiions in Mosul after eight months of urban warfare brought an end to three years of jihadist rule in the city.

Turkey

The end of the road: Turkish opposition march finishes in Istanbul

'Casting off a shirt of fear': Turkish opposition leads thousands to end of 450km Ankara-Istanbul anti-government march.

Iran

Iran and French oil giant Total clinch energy deal

Total becomes first international energy company to invest in Iran since sanctions eased following nuclear accord

Qatar

Qatar says Arab states' ultimatum 'made to be rejected'

Qatar says its sovereignty is at stake and that it won't shut down the Al Jazeera satellite channel.

Turkey

LGBT community may defy Istanbul Pride ban

Iraq

Third journalist dies after Mosul mine blast

A third journalist has died after being hit by an explosion in Mosul in Iraq earlier this week

Cult

Fayrouz gives glimpse of upcoming album

Lebanese icon Fayrouz revealed on social media a sneak peak of her newest album to be released this fall.

Cult

Fighting prejudice through Islamic art

A new light is being shone on centuries-old pieces of art from the Middle East at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art

Iraq

Kidnapped Iraqi girl reunited with family after three years

Christina, an Iraqi Christianm was kidnapped by ISIL in 2014 after her home town was overrun by the militant group.

Libya

Wanted Gaddafi son freed by militia captors in Libya

Reports suggest the late Libyan leader's son, who is wanted for crimes against humanity and was said to be Gaddafi's chosen successor, has been freed under amnesty.

Kuwait

Fight terror with leniency and love: anti-terror TV advert ad goes viral

Israel

Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike

Israel

Protests and violence around Jerusalem

A Palestinian was shot dead as he attempted a suspected knife-attack on Israeli forces just kilometres from where the US President's was visiting Jerusalem's Old City. Meanwhile, a general strike was

Israel

Trump sees ''rare opportunity'' for Middle East peace

Donald Trump has said he believes he has a ‘‘rare opportunity’‘ to bring peace to the Middle East after arriving in Israel.