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Cameroonian soldiers patrolling in Amchide, northern Cameroon, 1 km from Nigeria. Around 20 of the dozens of hostages seized by Boko Haram in Cameroon at the weekend were released by the Islamists as they were chased by the army, media reports and sources said on January 19, 2015. (AFP)
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE (R), shaking hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (L), at the aAl-Mushrif Palace, Abu Dhabi, on January 18, 2015. (EPA/OFFICE OF EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT )
Sisi in UAE on first official visit
Abu Dhabi, Asharq Al-Awsat—Regional efforts to combat terrorism, the situation in Libya and Emirati investment in Egypt were among the most pressing matters discussed by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and the leaders of the UAE during Sisi’s two-day visit to...Caption:
An elderly Yazidi arrives in Kirkuk after being released by ISIS, on January 17, 2015 (AP Photo)
Elderly Yazidis speak of ordeal at hands of ISIS
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) transported hundreds of elderly and sick Yazidis captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to the city of Dahuk in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region on Sunday, after they were unexpectedly...Caption:
French Muslim youths hold a Islamic flag (top) and a banner reading “Do not touch my prophet, anything but the Messenger of Allah” as they gather in central Paris January 18, 2015. Up to two hundred French Muslims take part in a demonstration in support of France, ask for respect of their religion, and are […]
Opinion: Pardon Me, Monsieur President
The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo committed a grave error when it chose to misuse the freedom it enjoys—which in the West has few limits, especially in France—by insulting more than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world under the guise of freedom of...Caption:
EU counter-terrorism chief Gilles de Kerchove (L) speaks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (R) before the start of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, on January 19, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND)