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Nepalese army personnel rescue an injured hiker along the Annapurna Circuit on October 15, 2014. (AFP Photo/Nepal Army)
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File photo of Khafji oil field. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait halt production at Khafji oilfield: source
Khobar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Oil regulators in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait decided on Thursday to halt production at a jointly-run oilfield citing environmental concerns, Asharq Al-Awsat has learnt. Operations at the Khafji oilfield are being shut down by the authorities of...Caption:
A young gunman loyal to the Shi’ite Houthi movement mans a checkpoint in Sana’a, Yemen on October 7, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)
Yemen: Houthis continue southern advance, clashes intensify
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Houthi militants are on course to expand into southern Yemen after overrunning the strategically-important city of Rada’, south of the capital Sana’a, on Friday, encountering little government resistance. Local news reported that...Caption:
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobani, seen from the Mursitpinar border crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, October 18, 2014. (Reuters)
Ramped-up air strikes stall ISIS advance on Syrian town
Mursitpinar, Turkey, Reuters—Two days of heavy air strikes by US warplanes have slowed an advance by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants against Kurdish forces defending the Syrian border town of Kobani. Turkish and US officials said last week that ISIS...Caption:
Egypt’s Amr Gamal (L) scores his side’s opening goal against Botswana during their African Nations Cup qualifying match at Cairo International Stadium, Egypt, on October 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)