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Afghanistan National Army soldiers stand guard at a gate of Camp Qargha, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)
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Lebanese soldiers sit on top of an armoured vehicle entering the town of Arsal, near the Syrian border as they head to fight Islamist militants on August 4, 2014 on the third day of fierce fighting in the area. (AFP/Joseph Eid)
Hezbollah preparing for Arsal conflict intervention: source
Baalbek, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese army pressed ahead on Tuesday with its campaign to dislodge Islamist militants from the eastern city of Arsal, amid reports that Shi’ite militia Hezbollah is also mobilizing fighters in anticipation of the conflict spreading to...Caption:
A picture taken with a mobile phone early on May 24, 2014 shows Al-Qaeda militants posing with Al-Qaeda flags in front of a museum in Seiyun, the second city in Hadhramaut province in Yemen. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
Yemen military say Hadhramaut controlled by Al-Qaeda
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The southern Yemeni Hadhramaut governorate is under the total control of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a military source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said: “Local authorities in...Caption:
Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian (R) and his Iranian wife Yeganeh Salehi, who works for the UAE newspaper The National, during a foreign ministry spokeswoman weekly press conference in Tehran, Iran, 10 September 2013. (EPA/STRINGER)
Opinion: Rouhani tends his garden
There is a famous proverb used by some grandmothers in Iran when they want to mock parents who give too much attention to a spoiled child: “Don’t talk; don’t make noise; don’t disturb little Ahmad. He’s been busy growing a cucumber!” The proverb mocks one who is busy...Caption:
Ukrainian soldiers, who fled the conflict territory, spend their time at a tent camp near the Russia-Ukraine border just outside the village of Gukovo, Rostov-on-Don region, Southern Russia, on Monday, August 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)