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An Iraqi Airways plane lands at Baghdad International airport. (Reuters)
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Fighters from Suqour Al-Sham Brigade, which is part of the Free Syrian Army, carry a wounded member of their brigade during what activists said were clashes with Syrian government forces, in the Al-Arbaeen mountain area of western Idlib on January 30, 2015. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)
Syria: Western-backed rebel group joins armed coalition to stem losses to Al-Nusra
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Hazzm Movement, a Western-backed Syrian rebel group, has joined a coalition of other Syrian fighting groups, in what observers say is an attempt to protect itself from Al-Qaeda’s representative in Syria, the Al-Nusra Front. A statement...Caption:
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters hold up yellow umbrellas, symbols of the Occupy Central movement, during a march in the streets to demand universal suffrage in Hong Kong. (Reuters)
Pro-democracy protesters back in Hong Kong, no violence
Hong Kong, Reuters—Thousands of pro-democracy protesters returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday in the first large-scale rally since demonstrations rocked the global financial hub late last year. Some 2,000 police flanked an estimated 12,000 protesters...Caption:
Al-Jazeera English correspondent Peter Greste appears in court along with several other defendants during their trial on terror charges, in Cairo, Egypt, on March 31, 2014 (AP Photo/Heba Elkholy, El Shorouk, File)
Egypt deports Australian Al-Jazeera reporter
Cairo, AP—Al-Jazeera English reporter Peter Greste left Egypt on Sunday after the president approved his deportation following more than a year behind bars in a case that was widely condemned by rights groups, officials said. A Cairo airport official said Greste, an...Caption:
Saudi Deputy Oil Minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz (Asharq Al-Awsat)