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A Liberian nurse in protective clothing being sprayed with disinfectant after preparing several bodies of victims of Ebola for burial in the isolation unit of the ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, on August 01, 2014. (EPA/Ahmed Jalianzo)
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Iraqi Yazidis demonstrate outside the UN offices in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, on August 4, 2014. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)
ISIS advance takes Iraqi Kurds by surprise
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish military commanders and observers have been left stunned by an offensive by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in northern Iraq over the weekend which has seen the group seize control of a number of areas from Kurdish forces....Caption:
People wait to buy fuel at a petrol station in Cairo, Egypt on July 6, 2014. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)
Egypt seeking $1.5 bn loan to repay oil debts: Oil Minister
Cairo, Reuters—Egypt is looking to borrow at least 1.5 billion US dollars from local and international banks in order to repay debt owed to foreign oil companies operating in the country, Oil Minister Sherif Ismail told Reuters on Sunday. Egypt wants to repay money it...Caption:
Former Egyptian foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa speaks during an interview with Reuters in Cairo, Egypt on March 11, 2014. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)
Former Arab League chief: Egypt must consider using military force in Libya
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Veteran Egyptian politician and former Arab League chief, Amr Moussa, called for a public debate in Egypt on the possibility of using military force against Islamist extremists in Libya on Sunday. Moussa issued a statement over the weekend...Caption:
Lebanese army soldiers on military vehicles and armored carriers advance towards the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon on August 4, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)