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Indonesian divers prepare their equipment aboard the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency ship “KN Purworejo” during a search operation for the crashed AirAsia plane in Pangkalan Bun, Central Borneo, Indonesia, on January 4, 2015. (EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO)
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Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi speaks to a crowd as he leads Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on February 18, 2011.
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Cairo seizes assets of preacher Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt has seized the assets of controversial preacher Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, seen as the “spiritual guide” of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization, according to a judicial source. Qatar-based Qaradawi is currently wanted in Egypt, after...Caption:
In this June 29, 2014 file photo, Syrian refugee children play outside their tent in a Syrian refugee camp in the eastern town of Marj, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)
Lebanon tightens restrictions on Syrians entering the country
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon will impose visa restrictions on Syrians coming into the country starting Monday, as it struggles to cope with the influx of refugees fleeing the conflict in its war-torn neighbor. Syrians previously enjoyed visa-free travel with...Caption:
A boy selling sweets walks amid the damage of a collapsed buildings in Douma. (Reuters)
Islamist group seizes Damascus suburb from rivals: monitor
Beirut, Reuters—Islamist fighters seized a suburb east of Damascus on Sunday after driving out a smaller rival insurgent group in deadly clashes, a monitoring group said, the latest example of rebel infighting in Syria’s nearly four-year conflict. Fighters from...Caption:
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (R) meeting with Iraqi President Fuad Masoum (L) in Riyadh on November 11, 2014 (SPA)