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IS sends back-up to Syria's Raqqa amid Kurdish progress

With new parliament in place, Turkey explores new gov't to tackle pressing issues

Lebanon parliament fails again to election new president

IS militants storm Syria's northern city of Hasaka

IS militants attack Syrian town near Turkey

Rebel groups declare offensive on Daraa province in southern Syria

Nuke talks at "difficult" stage as Iran insists on red lines

Kurdish fighters dislodge IS from 6 villages in northern Syria

Egypt's military tribunal sentences 54 to prison

Syrian army kills 19 Daesh militants in Homs

US to now negotiate for hostages following policy change

Daesh re-enters Syrian border town of Kobani

Turkey in 'reconciliation' talks with Israel

Oil price hikes as Iranian deal in trouble

Jordan denies it is expanding into Syria, Iraq

Inquiry on fall of Mosul waits for answers from Iraqi government

Egypt to burn all books by Brotherhood scholars

Anti-Houthi forces in Yemen seize Saudi border crossing

Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants: TV

Iraqi Shi'ite special forces take lead in Baiji fight

Syrian Kurds say Islamic State shoring up de facto capital Raqqa

Israel arrests Druze suspects in Syria ambulances attacks