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Hamadi Jebali in Tunis in July 2013. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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“Zaman” editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanli, surrounded by his colleagues and plainclothes police officers (C), leaves the headquarters of “Zaman” daily newspaper in Istanbul on December 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)
Turkish police raid media close to cleric rival Gulen, detain 24
Istanbul, Reuters—Turkish police raided media outlets close to a US-based Muslim cleric on Sunday and detained 24 people including top executives and ex-police chiefs in operations against what President Tayyip Erdogan calls a terrorist network conspiring to topple...Caption:
Tunisian soldiers stand guard at the border crossing at Ras Jdir/Ben Guerdane, on December 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Fighting erupts near Libya’s main border crossing to Tunisia
Tripoli and Tunis, Reuters—Fighting between armed factions allied to Libya’s competing governments broke out on Sunday near the country’s main border crossing to Tunisia, Libyan and Tunisian officials said. The OPEC oil producer is caught in a conflict...Caption:
Yemeni protesters chant slogans during a protest against the continued presence of Shi’ite Houthi militias in Yemeni cities and towns, Sana’a, Yemen, December 13, 2014. (EPA/YAHYA ARHAB)
Yemeni army kills five Al-Qaeda suspects near Saudi border
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Five suspected members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group were killed near the Yemeni-Saudi border on Saturday in a gun battle with Yemeni troops. The shootout began when one suspect opened fire after a Yemeni soldier attempted to search the bus...Caption:
Nouri Abusahmain, the head of Libya’s General National Congress (GNC) (R) meets with Bernardino Leon (L) Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) for Libya, in Tripoli, December 8, 2014. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)