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Pro-Russian militants stand guard at a checkpoint on the road between Lugansk and Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on July 9, 2014. (AFP Photo/Dominique Faget)
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File photo of new Syrian National Coalition president Hadi Bahra as he arrives for a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 15, 2014. (AP Photo)
Syrian opposition bloc elects new president
Beirut, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of Syria’s main Western-backed opposition bloc on Wednesday elected a new president, the Syrian National Coalition said in a statement. The new head of the exiled opposition, Hadi Al-Bahra, has served as chief negotiator at the...Caption:
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 25th death anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, in Tehran June 4, 2014. (REUTERS/leader.ir/Handout via Reuters)
Khamenei says Iran needs more uranium enrichment capacity
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s Supreme Leader has called for the country to boost its capacity to enrich uranium, underlining the deadlock in ongoing international talks over Iran’s nuclear program. In a statement published on his website late on Monday, Ayatollah Ali...Caption:
Militant Islamist fighters wave flags as they take part in a military parade along the streets of Syria’s northern Raqqa province on June 30, 2014. (Reuters)
Iraqi Tribal Revolutionaries say prepared to accept ISIS caliphate
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi Tribal Revolutionaries coalition—which has previously announced its rejection of the Baghdad central government and its intention to enter the capital and topple Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki—has said it is prepared to support...Caption:
This combo of two photos, both taken on Saturday, July 5, 2014, shows Indonesian presidential candidates former special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, left, and Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)