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Egyptian women hold signs during a protest against sexual harassment in Cairo, Egypt on June 14, 2014. (Ahmed Ismail/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Abdulaziz Alhamzi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudia flying high thanks to revenue boost
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier has enjoyed a remarkably successful 2014 so far, with growing revenues and plaudits from consumer auditors. Saudi Arabia Airlines—known as Saudia—had its rating raised to ‘4 stars’ by the UK’s Skytrax airline and...Caption:
Palestinians wait to withdraw cash from an ATM machine outside a bank in Gaza City after a five-hour ceasefire came into force on July 17, 2014. (Reuters/Mohammed Salem)
Gaza humanitarian truce goes into force hours after tunnel clash
Gaza/Jerusalem, Reuters and Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestinians rushed to shops and banks on Thursday as a five-hour humanitarian truce agreed by Israel and Hamas came into force, hours after the Israeli military said it had fought off gunmen who infiltrated from Gaza. About...Caption:
People pass by a banner reading ‘Stop fascism in Russia’ in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine on 17 July, 2014. (EPA/Roman Pilipey)
US slaps toughest sanctions yet on Russia, targets Putin allies
Washington and Moscow, Reuters—President Barack Obama imposed the toughest US sanctions yet on Russia, striking at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s powerbase by targeting companies closest to him over what Washington says is Moscow’s failure to curb violence...Caption:
Saudi medical staff leave the emergency department at a hospital in the center of the Saudi capital Riyadh on April 8, 2014.(AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE)