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US and Russia back ceasefire in southwest Syria, says Tillerson

US prepared to discuss joint efforts with Moscow but sees ‘no long-term role for Assad’

Turkish nightclub attacker probably ethnic Uighur, says deputy PM

Security services now know where Uighurman might be hiding, says government

Russian ambassador’s body flown home from Turkey

Police detain six including three members of gunman’s family over murder of Andrei Karlov

Aleppo: a cosmopolitan city built on thousands of years of trade

Location of Syria’s most populous city is behind why it has been fiercely fought over

Iraqi troops look to break Isis resistance after reclaiming Nimrud

Government forces surround Mosul and recapture former capital of Assyrian empire

Michel Aoun set to be elected president of Lebanon

Election by parliament will end 2½ years of caretaker government and no head of state

Iraq begins offensive to retake Isis stronghold of Falluja

Residents flee fighting as prime minister announces ‘liberation of Falluja has arrived’

Russia’s complex endgame move appears to target diplomatic gains

Putin’s focus on Syrian peace talks may be motivated by territorial ambition

Iraq preparing offensive to retake Mosul

Military is mobilising troops to retake the largest city controlled by Islamic State

Rouhani hails ‘golden page’ in Iran’s history as sanctions lifted

Islamic Republic emerges from years of economic isolation as measures come to end

Iran says international sanctions to be lifted on Saturday

UN nuclear agency to declare Tehran has complied with agreement to scale back its nuclear programme

Hundreds evacuated from besieged Syrian areas

Rebel factions holed up in Zabadani promised safe passage to Beirut airport

Buses enter besieged Syrian border town to evacuate fighters

Insurgents in the town of Zadabadi have been promised safe passage to Beirut airport under UN deal

Islamic State militants blow up ancient Palmyra arch

Antiquities expert says group now ‘blowing up buildings with no religious meaning’

Iran leader demands Saudi Arabia apologise for hajj deaths

Crush outside Mecca killed 769 worshippers performing the annual pilgrimage

Iran to take legal action against Saudi Arabia over hajj crush

Saudi cleric says disaster at Mecca in which at least 769 died was ‘beyond human control’

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