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Supporters of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak wave by his poster as he was taken by a helicopter ambulance from Maadi Military Hospital to a court in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, November 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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In this July 15, 2014 file photo, Haider Al-Abadi speaks to the media after an Iraqi parliament session in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Iraq says it found 50,000 “ghost soldiers” on payroll
Baghdad, Reuters—Iraq’s new government has discovered 50,000 “ghost soldiers” who received army salaries without showing up for work, a practice which accelerated the military’s collapse in the face of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) six...Caption:
Free Syrian Army fighters fire at Syrian government soldiers during a fierce firefight in Dera’a, Syria, in March 2013.
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Syrian armed opposition groups announce new alliance to fight Assad
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Armed Syrian opposition groups have announced the new makeup of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council, an alliance of more than 70 groups fighting against the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad, after three days of talks in the Turkish city...Caption:
Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Elections to announce the final results. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Bahrain’s King tasks PM with forming new government
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa has tasked the country’s prime minister, Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, with forming a new government following the final announcement of results for parliamentary and municipal elections on...Caption:
Turkish soldiers approach people demonstrating in support of Syrian Kurds as fighting intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State, in Kobani, Syria, in Mursitpinar near Suruc, Turkey, October 4, 2014. (AP)