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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)
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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)
Saudi insurance companies raise premiums as upper limit for health coverage set to rise: executive
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabian insurance companies have raised their health insurance premiums after the Kingdom’s health insurance regulator recommended raising the upper limit of coverage in the country by 100 percent, a senior insurance company executive...Caption:
Iraqi Sunni leaders arrive at the Jordan Intercontinental hotel on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)
Iraqi opposition forces discuss political solutions to crisis in Amman meeting
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi oppositions forces met Wednesday in the Jordanian capital to debate solutions to Iraq’s growing political and security crises, according to sources who attended the conference. Delegates at the meeting in Amman called for “the unification...Caption:
A girl holds a Turkish national flag as she visits the mausoleum of Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, in Ankara. (Reuters)