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US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron during a North Atlantic Council meeting during the NATO Summit 2014 at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales on September 5, 2014. (EPA/Andy Rain)
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Relatives of Lebanese soldiers, kidnapped by fighters believed to be linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Al-Nusra Front, hold photos depicting the soldiers during a protest in front of the Lebanese government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 4, 2014. (EPA/Nabil Mouzner)
Lebanon rejects jihadists’ terms to free soldiers
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s cabinet on Thursday explicitly rejected a prisoner-swap deal to secure the release of captured soldiers held by Syrian jihadists, opening the door for the Lebanese army to launch a military operation to free the soldiers. “The...Caption:
Soldiers of the Ukrainian self-defence battalion Azov take a break at a check point on a road in the eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol Ukraine, 05 September 2014. (EPA/Natoly Maltsev)
Ukraine forces, rebels clash before possible ceasefire
Mariupol and Donetsk, Reuters—Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels clashed just east of the strategic port of Mariupol on Friday, hours before envoys from Ukraine and Russia were expected to announce a ceasefire as the starting point for a wider peace plan. Renewed...Caption:
Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud delivers a speech at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on September 4, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia, France issue joint warning over global terror threat
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud returned to Saudi Arabia following his four-day state visit to Paris, a French diplomat described it as a “a successful visit by any and all standards.” The Saudi Crown Prince discussed a number...Caption:
The Iranian flag flies in front of a UN building where closed-door nuclear talks take place at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, Friday, July 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)