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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L), the EU’s Catherine Ashton (C) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) sit at a conference table prior to their talks on Iran’s nuclear file in Vienna, Austria, on November 21, 2014. (EPA/Hans Punz)
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Supporters of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid El-Sebsi march during an election campaign in Tunis on November 21, 2014.
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Tunisia mobilizes security, military forces ahead of presidential elections
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunisia prepares to hold its presidential elections scheduled for Sunday, the country’s security and military establishments announced plans to mobilize 90,000 personnel to secure polling stations and vital government buildings. The Ministry...Caption:
Houthi rebels in police uniform search cars at a checkpoint in Sana’a on November 4, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen’s Houthis using apartments as makeshift prisons: source
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement is using residential apartments as secret prisons in several cities in Yemen, including the capital, Sana’a, and the northwestern town of Amran, a source told Asharq Al-Awsat, as fighting continued in the north between the...Caption:
Egyptian schoolgirls pass a sign in Arabic reading “No passing, will open fire” in El-Arish in the Sinai on November 17, 2014.
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Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as area inches towards open war
Ismailia, Egypt, Reuters—Egypt has indefinitely shut schools in two border towns in northern Sinai as the army prepares to intensify a battle with Islamist militants that turned the daily trip to lessons into a “journey of death.” Local people say...Caption:
Christian Ramirez holds his nine-month old son Diego while watching President Barack Obama’s White House speech on immigration at a viewing party at Alliance San Diego in San Diego, California, on November 20, 2014. (Reuters/Sandy Huffaker)