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America's acting National Security Adviser, Keith Kellogg (Drew Angerer/Getty Images North America/AFP)

February 15th, 2017 - 11:04 GMT

Islamophobe Flynn is out, but is his replacement as US national security adviser any better?

At least we have got rid of the man who called Islam "a cancer".

Peshmerga fighters sit together in the shade. (Al Bawaba/ Adam Lucente)

October 18th, 2016 - 07:33 GMT

Does Turkey want parts of Iraq and Syria?

There's a fierce political battle brewing between Russia and Turkey over the fate of the Russian jet and how it got there. Twitter, meanwhile is bringing the debate online. (AFP/File)

November 24th, 2015 - 10:16 GMT

After Turkey shoots down Russian jet, Twitter brings dark humor, serious debate...and cats

Apparently, Angela Merkel's accomplishments are best told in Iraqi song and screen tees. (AFP/File)

September 13th, 2015 - 03:13 GMT

What do Iraqis think of Angela Merkel right now?

A morning of firebombs and tear gas at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa sparked outrage on social media Sunday. (AFF/File)

September 13th, 2015 - 12:34 GMT

After UN's Palestinian flag vote, Aqsa violence reminds us Jerusalem still has a long way to go

Al Nusra staged an attack on the Idlib airbase on Tuesday under cover of the sandstorm sweeping across the Middle East. (AFP/File)

September 9th, 2015 - 10:21 GMT

Al Qaeda just captured a major Idlib airbase, here's how it happened