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A car burns outside the parliament building in Burkina Faso as people protest against their longtime President Blaise Compaore who seeks another term in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on October 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut)
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A man walks by the entrance of the Palestinian Representative Office in Stockholm, on October 30, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/JONATHAN NACKSTRAND)
Sweden recognises Palestinian state, hopes will revive peace process
Stockholm, Reuters—The Swedish government officially recognized the state of Palestine on Thursday, the first Western European country to do so, reflecting growing international exasperation over the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Swedish Foreign Minister...Caption:
Lebanese army soldiers on military vehicles and armored carriers advance towards the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon on August 4, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)
Lebanese army continue manhunt for fleeing Islamist militants
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon deployed military units to the south of the country on Wednesday as part of operations to pursue Islamist militants fleeing the port city of Tripoli and after receiving intelligence of planned terrorist attacks in the region. According...Caption:
A scene from ‘The Valley’. (Ghassan Salhab, 2014)
Two Arab films provoke reflection at Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Abu Dhabi, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Abu Dhabi Film Festival took a dark turn on Saturday and Monday with the respective world and Arab premieres of the Egyptian film, El-Ott (The Cat), and the Lebanese film, The Valley. Though boasting markedly differing storylines and...Caption:
Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar (center) speaks at a press conference in Rabat on 29/10/2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Mustafa Habis)