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Mong Kok on day six of the mass civil disobedience campaign Occupy Central in Hong Kong, China, on October 2, 2014. (EPA/Alex Hofford)
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Students attend a class outside their school compound after Houthi rebels took over the school during recent fighting with government forces in Sana’a on September 29, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)
Yemeni army inaction played into rebels’ hands: official
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s army has played a role in facilitating the rebels’ advance on the capital Sana’a by maintaining a neutral line during last month’s events that saw Houthis take control of almost all government buildings, a military source told Asharq...Caption:
Women take part in a demonstration against the country’s parliament at Freedom Square in Benghazi on August 29, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
Almost 30 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi attacks
Benghazi, Reuters—Almost 30 Libyan soldiers were killed and 70 wounded in a double suicide bombing and clashes in the port city of Benghazi on Thursday, medics said. Four people were also killed in a separate attack by suspected Islamists on an army checkpoint in...Caption:
Salman Sheikh, director of Brookings Doha Center (Brookings)
Brookings Doha chief: ISIS can be defeated in two years
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As well as heading the Brookings Doha Center, a branch of the famed American think-tank, Salman Shaikh is an expert in conflict resolution, Middle Eastern geopolitics, and a fellow of its Center for Middle East Policy. As such, he has paid a...Caption:
Turkish soldiers guard the Turkey-Syria border as Syrians from Kobani wait behind barbed wire to enter Turkey at the Yumurtalık crossing on October 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)