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A general view is seen of the Greek parliament during the first of three rounds of a presidential vote in Athens, on December 17, 2014. (Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis)
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An armed follower of the Shi’ite Houthi movement mans a checkpoint in Sana’a, Yemen, on November 12, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)
Ma’rib tribes ready to defend province against “outsiders”: governor
Sana’a and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The people of Yemen’s oil-rich Ma’rib province are ready to defend the region against any outside interference, the province’s governor has told Asharq Al-Awsat. Governor Sultan Al-Arada said the people of Ma’rib are “doing all...Caption:
This undated photo shows German author Jürgen Todenhöfer (Far-R) stands with two members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in an unknown location. (Courtesy of Jürgen Todenhöfer Facebook page)
Opinion: Jürgen Todenhöfer Lives
What could possibly have motivated a 74-year-old German author, researcher and former politician to knock on the door of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and confer and negotiate with the group for months so he could visit them in their strongholds to report...Caption:
File photo of head of the main Shi’ite opposition group Al-Wefaq Sheikh Ali Salman taken on Nov 12, 2014, in Manama, (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)
Bahrain arrests Al-Wefaq opposition leader
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Ali Salman, head of Bahrain’s main Shi’ite opposition movement Al-Wefaq, has been arrested after a day of questioning at the Interior Ministry on numerous charges including calling for the forcible overthrow of the regime, his lawyer...Caption:
One of the relatives of a passenger on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wipes tears as she awaits the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan)