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A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes his position behind a wall on the front line with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in Tuz Khurmato on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A general view shows damage in the Hammam Al-Nahasin bathhouse, dating back to the 13th century, in the old market of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on February 22, 2014. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Al-Halabi)
Damascus bathhouses stand empty as conflict keeps bathers away
Damascus, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ahmed works as a masseur at a Damascus hammam (bathhouse), and he and a tea boy—who insisted on serving us steaming cups of the beverage—are the last two workers to have remained at the premises. With an expression saddened by seeing the...Caption:
This file photo shows traders working at the Egyptian stock market in Cairo on February 2, 2014. (Reuters/ Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Files)
No plans to privatize Egypt stock market: Chairman
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—There are currently no plans to privatize Egypt’s stock market either in the near or distant future, according to the head of the bourse. Speaking on Wednesday on the second and final day of the 2014 Euromoney Egypt Conference in Cairo, Chairman...Caption:
Britain’s Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Philip Hammond (C) arrives for a meeting of the emergency response committee, Cobra, in Downing Street, London on September 14, 2014, following the beheading of British aid worker David Haines by ISIS militants. (AFP PHOTO/Cyril Villemain)
British journalist John Cantlie purportedly shown in ISIS video
Beirut, Reuters—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants released a video on Thursday that they said shows British journalist John Cantlie in captivity saying he will soon reveal “facts” about the group to counter its portrayal in Western media....Caption:
An Infograph taken from the website of the Center for Preserving and Publishing the Words of Iran’s Supreme Leader, criticizes nuclear negotiations with the US. (Asharq Al-Awsat/ Center for Preserving and Publishing the Words of Iran’s Supreme Leader)