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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reacts during his briefing in ‘Petro Poroshenko Bloc’ political party press center in Kiev, October 26, 2014. (EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO)
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A handout picture made available by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan King Abdullah II (R) meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (L) at Al-Husinea Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, on October 26, 2014. (EPA/JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE/HANDOUT)
Iraqi PM meets Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman
Amman and Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Sunday in what was his second official visit to a foreign country, to discuss a number of issues including the fight against the Islamic State of...Caption:
A Lebanese army soldier on patrol in Tripoli following clashes between Lebanese soldiers and Islamist gunmen on October 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Lebanon: Fighting in Tripoli comes to a halt
Tripoli and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting between Islamists and the Lebanese army in the northern city of Tripoli appeared to have stopped on Monday morning, in the latest flare-up in the city of violence spilling over from the conflict in neighboring Syria. Samir...Caption:
Re-elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff waves following her win, in Brasilia on October 26, 2014. (AFP Photos)
Brazil’s Rousseff re-elected by grateful working-class, country divided
São Paulo, Reuters—Despite opposition from nearly half of Brazil’s voters, leftist President Dilma Rousseff won re-election on Sunday and will have another four years to try to revive growth in a once-booming economy gone stagnant. The 66-year-old Rousseff, who...Caption:
Tunisian election officials work during the count process at a polling station during the country’s first post-revolution parliamentary election in Tunis, on October 26, 2014. (AP PHOTO/Aimen Zine)