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In this picture taken on Friday, February 14, 2014, Hezbollah fighters march in a parade during the memorial of their slain leader Sheik Abbas al-Mousawi, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 1992, in Tefahta village, south Lebanon. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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In this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks as Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, and Abdullah Abdullah listen during a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)
UN threatens to cut Afghanistan aid if election staff harassed
Kabul, Reuters&#;The United Nations threatened on Saturday to cut aid to Afghanistan if its staff are harassed, responding to tensions surrounding its participation in a drawn-out and bitter investigation into fraud in the still-unresolved presidential election....Caption:
File photo showing people walking near Power Plant No. 10 at the Saudi Electricity Company’s Central Operation Area, south of Riyadh, on April 27, 2012. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed)
Saudi-Egypt electricity grid project to be finalized soon: official
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi-Egyptian Electricity Grid project is close to being finalized, Governor of Saudi Arabia’s Electricity and Co-Generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) Dr. Abdullah Al-Shehri said. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Shehri affirmed that...Caption:
Yemen Shi’ite Houthis hold funeral for slain protesters. (EPA Photo)
Yemen: Sana’a protests escalate as president calls for dialogue
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Pro and anti-government protests continued on the streets of Sana’a on Friday amid a heightened security presence as the central government renewed its efforts to communicate with rebels. Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on...Caption:
This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan 14, 2014 shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo)