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Red Cross workers distributes relief material to displaced victims of Boko Haram violence, at a relief camp in Dawaki, a local government area in Kano, December 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
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Lebanese army reinforcements arrive at an area on the outskirts of Arsal, in August 2014 (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
Lebanon braces for attacks from ISIS and Al-Nusra Front
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Lebanese Army has boosted its presence along the Syrian border after receiving intelligence that Islamist militants were planning to launch attacks on Lebanese villages in the run up to the end of the year, a security source told Asharq...Caption:
Kuwaiti traders follow the market’s movement at the Stock Exchange in Kuwait City on December 18, 2014.
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Gulf stocks gain with Dubai closing 13 percent up
Dubai and United Arab Emirates, Asharq Al-Awsat and AP—Gulf equity markets made massive gains Thursday with Dubai’s main stock market rising 13 percent, just two days after closing at its lowest point of the year. Abu Dhabi’s stock market closed 6.7...Caption:
A member of the Libyan military police looks through binoculars as they fight alongside troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in clashes with Islamist gunmen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, on December 16, 2014. (AFP Photo/Abdullah Doma)
Haftar set to be Libya’s highest-ranking military official: minister
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s internationally recognized parliament is set to promote the leader of the Libyan National Army group, Khalifa Haftar, to the rank of full general within the next few days, making him the highest-ranking army officer in the North African...Caption:
Yemeni soldiers stand guard outside the government-run “Al-Thawra” newspaper, in Sana’a, Yemen, on December 17 2014. (EPA/YAHYA ARHAB)