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A man walks under a fallen electric post in Tacloban, central Philippines on December 7, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/MARLON TAN)
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General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi, on May 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
Haftar to be appointed Libyan military commander-in-chief: minister
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s Tobruk parliament is set to officially appoint Gen. Khalifa Haftar as commander-in-chief of Libya’s armed forces, a Libyan minister told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army group, only recently...Caption:
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Nizar Madani, left, speaks during the 10th International Institute for the Strategic Studies in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Iran must back up words with action: Saudi minister
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Any dialogue with Tehran must be based on finding common ground and “credibility, trust and transparency,” Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Bin Obeid Madani said on Saturday. In comments on the sidelines of an international...Caption:
Two members of the Shi’ite Houthi movement inspect the scene of a car-bomb blast that targeted the residence of the newly-appointed Iranian ambassador to Yemen, in Sana’a, on December 5, 2014. (EPA/YAHYA ARHAB)
Yemeni Houthis receiving heavy weapon shipments via Red Sea ports: sources
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthi fighters have received shipments of heavy weapons via Red Sea ports under their control, Yemeni government sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. Militia groups loyal to the Shi’ite movement, which continues to advance...Caption:
Michael Fallon, British Secretary of State for Defence, addresses a session of the 10th Manama Dialogue in Manama, on December 6, 2014. (EPA/MAZEN MAHDI)