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Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh talks during an interview with Reuters in the Yemeni capital Sana’a, Yemen, on May 21, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
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Sultan Qaboos of Oman gives a speech in Germany on Oman’s 44th national day (Omani Press Agency)
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos gives televised address to combat health rumors
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Omani ruler Sultan Qaboos Bin Sa’id Al Sa’id gave a televised address on Wednesday from Germany—where he has been receiving medical treatment for the last four months—to Omani citizens, marking the occasion of the country’s 44th...Caption:
Saudi Interior Minister Muhammad Bin Naif (2nd L) visits Al-Mustafa Husseiniya in Al-Ahsa governorate, on November 5, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi clerics warn against sectarian conflict as anti-terror efforts continue
Al-Ahsa and Al-Qassim, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fifty prominent religious and political figures in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahsa province issued a joint statement on Wednesday condemning the terror attack which killed seven people earlier this week, warning that its perpetrators...Caption:
Judge Kamal Bashir Dahan (C), head of Libya’s Supreme Court, meets with members of the Constitutional Chamber in Tripoli, on November 6, 2014. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)
Libya faces more chaos as top court rejects elected assembly
Tripoli, Reuters—Libya’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognized parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation. The decision came a day after gunmen stormed...Caption:
Syrians inspect the site of an airstrike on a house that was occupied by Al-Nusra Front fighters, according to activist group Edlib News Network (ENN), in the village of Kfar Derian, Syria, on September 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)