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President Recep Tayyib Erdogan of Turkey (R) addresses a meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, on September 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint in Sana’a, on September 24, 2014. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
Houthis overrun intelligence headquarters in Sana’a, free Iranians
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several Iranian military personnel previously detained in Yemen’s national security headquarters were released on Wednesday by Houthi rebels who are in control of most of the capital Sana’a, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Shi’ite rebels overran...Caption:
UK Prime Minister David Cameron (L) meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly, in New York City, New York, USA, on September 24, 2014. (Reuters/ Timothy A Clarey/Pool)
Iranian president meets British PM at UN
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and British Prime Minister David Cameron met in New York on Wednesday, in the first meeting between British and Iranian leaders since Iran’s 1979 revolution. The meeting between the two leaders, who were in New...Caption:
Formation of US Navy F-18E Super Hornets in flight over northern Iraq on September 23, 2014. (AFP Photo/US Air Force /Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)
US-led strikes hit ISIS-held oil sites in Syria
Beirut, AP—US-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the militant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) overnight and early Thursday, killing nearly 20 people as the militants released dozens of detainees in their de facto capital, fearing further...Caption:
Delegates stand during a moment of silence in honor of victims of terrorism at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council regarding the threat of foreign terrorist fighters during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly at UN headquarters, Wednesday, September 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)