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Palestinian honor guards carry the coffin of Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein during his funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on December 11, 2014. (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (R) meeting with Iraqi President Fuad Masoum (L) in Riyadh on November 11, 2014 (SPA)
Saudi Arabia moves closer to reopening Baghdad embassy
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia is set to send a delegation to Baghdad within a few weeks to choose a location for its embassy in coordination with the Iraqi government, a foreign ministry source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday. “A technical, non-political,...Caption:
Police clear a pro-democracy protest camp near the financial district in Hong Kong, on December 11, 2014. (Reuters/Bobby Yip)
Hong Kong police haul protesters away as camp site is dismantled
Hong Kong, Reuters—Hong Kong workers cleared large parts of the main pro-democracy protest site on Thursday as police hauled activists away one by one, marking an end to more than two months of street demonstrations that have choked parts of the Chinese-controlled...Caption:
Christmas market at Badaro Street, Beirut.
New life breathed into Beirut’s legendary Badaro Street
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—For many years Beirut’s Badaro Street was known as the beating heart of the city. Then the Lebanese civil war broke out in 1975. The vibrant neighbourhood was caught up in the thick of the fighting, sitting only a few yards away from the green...Caption:
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia Airport Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. Kerry is traveling to the Middle East this week to discuss ways to bolster the stability of the new Iraqi government and combat the Islamic State militant group that has taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria. (AP/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)