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Firefighters tackle a blaze after shelling destroyed several houses in Donetsk on November 20, 2014.
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A billboard bearing a portrait of late Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri is displayed with the Arabic slogan “The Era of Justice” on a main road in the Lebanese capital Beirut on January 16, 2014. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
Assad threatened to “destroy” Lebanon: Lebanese MP
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad told Rafik Hariri that he would “destroy Lebanon” if Hariri opposed the extension of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud’s term in office in 2004, Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh said on Wednesday during his testimony...Caption:
Syrian Kurds stand behind a barbed wire fence that marks the Turkey-Syria border on the outskirts of Kobani, seen from the Turkish side of the border on November 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Syrian refugees tortured at Turkey’s border crossings: report
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey is struggling to accommodate 1.6 million Syrian refugees and its border guards have in some cases shot at Syrians trying to cross the border, said a report issued by Amnesty International on Thursday. At least 17 people have been killed...Caption:
Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah (center L) departs Riyadh for the US, on November 17, 2014 (SPA)
Prince Miteb says Obama appreciates Saudi Arabia’s regional efforts
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US administration appreciates the role of Saudi Arabia in addressing the situation in the Middle East, Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah told reporters in Washington following a meeting with US President Barack...Caption:
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin Alawi bin Abdullah (L) shake hands in the official residence of the US ambassador to Britain, in London on November 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)