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Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina arrives to attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Milan, Italy, 17 October 17, 2014. (EPA/MATTEO BAZZI)
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This file photo shows a worker walking on an oil pipeline at the Khurmala oil field on the outskirts of the city of Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, on December 4, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)
Iraqi Kurdistan may raise oil output by up to 80 percent in next two months: official
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq will in the next two months raise its oil production levels by up to 80 percent, a senior Kurdish energy official told Asharq Al-Awsat. Dalshad Shaaban, vice-president of the Energy and Natural...Caption:
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi arrives at Al-Husinea Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, October 26, 2014. (EPA/JAMAL NASRALLAH)
Iraq: Abadi agrees to Anbar anti-ISIS volunteer force
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has agreed to allow the creation of a 30,000-strong force of volunteers from Iraq’s Sunni-dominated Anbar province to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), following a meeting with expatriate...Caption:
A Lebanese army soldier holds his weapon after being deployed to tighten security, following clashes between Lebanese soldiers and Islamist gunmen in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, on October 27, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)
Lebanese military foil ISIS attempt to establish emirate in Tripoli: sources
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s military have halted an attempt by extremist groups to establish an Islamic emirate centered around the city of Tripoli after more than four days of fighting, an official source said on Monday. A Lebanese military official, speaking...Caption:
Health workers walk toward an area used for Ebola quarantine in Kayes, Mali, on October 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed)