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In this Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 file photo, Libyan military soldiers fire their weapons during clashes with Islamic militias in Benghazi. (AP Photo/Mohammed El-Sheikhy, File)
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Saudi Minister of Defense Mohammed Bin Salman (L) shakes hands with chief of staff of the US Central Command Lloyd Austin in Riyadh on February 19, 2015. (Bandar Al-Jaloud)
Libyan army in need of training in fight against ISIS: Saudi diplomat
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior Saudi diplomat said that military chiefs gathered in Riyadh for a meeting of the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) may have discussed the training of Libyan soldiers in the fight against...Caption:
Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the largest clan in Yemen’s Shabwah province gather on February 19, 2015 after forming a “popular army” to protect the province from Houthi militias. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Yemen factions agree to transitional body: UN envoy
London and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s feuding parties have agreed to form a transitional governing body after UN-brokered talks, as two influential southern tribes announced the formation of a “popular army” to fend off advances by the Houthi rebel...Caption:
A Greek and a European flag flutter outside the Greek embassy in Brussels on February 19, 2015. (Reuters/Yves Herman)
Euro zone may need extra summit to clinch Greek deal
Brussels and Athens, Reuters—Euro zone finance ministers will try again on Friday to break a deadlock over Greece’s urgent need for further financing but it may take an emergency summit of the currency bloc in the coming week to clinch any deal. With EU...Caption:
This file photo shows oil tanks at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city, Saudi Arabia, on November 11, 2007. (Reuters/Ali Jareki/Files)