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Lebanese diva Fairuz performs during a rare concert in Beirut on October 7, 2010. (Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)
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People gather outside the camp of the 19th Infantry Brigade after it was seized by Al-Qaeda fighters on February 12, 2015 in Baihan, in Yemen’s southern Shabwah province. (AFP)
Yemen’s separatists blame army for Al-Qaeda gains in south
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Army officials facilitated the takeover of a strategic military base in southern Yemen by Al-Qaeda-linked fighters, Yemen’s southern separatist Al-Hirak group said. Ansar Al-Sharia, an Al-Qaeda-linked group, took over the military base in...Caption:
Ma’rib Governor Sultan Al-Arada. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Yemen: Ma’rib governor warns Houthis against advance
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The governor of Yemen’s Ma’rib province Sultan Al-Arada said local tribes have every right to defend the province from the advance of Houthi fighters, rejecting the “constitutional declaration” issued by the Shi’ite rebel group last...Caption:
Syria President Bashar Al-Assad (R) meets with UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura in Damascus on February 11, 2015.
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UN envoy says Assad part of solution for easing Syria violence
Vienna, Reuters—The UN envoy for Syria said on Friday that President Bashar Al-Assad must be part of the solution for easing violence in Syria, and he would continue discussions with him after talks in Damascus earlier this week. The envoy, Staffan de Mistura, is...Caption:
Soldiers in the Taang National Liberation Army, an ethnic insurgency group in northern Shan state, Myanmar, take part in celebrations marking the 52nd anniversary of their insurrection on January 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)