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In this Sunday, August 24, 2014 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a joint news conference with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Ahmed Saad)
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Egyptian security forces and forensic experts work at the site of a bomb attack near a checkpoint outside the foreign ministry headquarters in central Cairo on September 21, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)
ISIS urges more attacks on Egyptian security forces
Cairo, Reuters—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) urged insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Monday to press ahead with attacks against Egyptian security forces and continue beheadings—a call likely to deepen concern over ties between the militant...Caption:
Armed Yemeni Shi’ite Houthi anti-government rebels shout slogans as they man a checkpoint erected after the Houthi group seized northern districts of the capital Sana’a on September 21, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)
Yemen: Houthis and government sign peace agreement
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Yemeni government and Houthi rebels signed an agreement to form a new government on Sunday, following the resignation of the prime minister, and days of fighting between the rebels and government forces in the capital, Sana’a. Houthi rebels...Caption:
Students gather during a strike as a pro-democracy activist (L) speaks at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on September 22, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS)
Hong Kong students begin class boycott to demand greater democracy
Hong Kong, Reuters—Thousands of students braved sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Monday to demand greater democracy as they launched a week-long boycott of classes, underscoring a restive younger generation’s determination to challenge the Chinese Communist...Caption:
Yemen Shi’ite Houthis hold funeral for slain protesters. (EPA Photo)