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British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (L) with US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) during ISIS talks at Lancaster House in London, Britain, on January 22, 2015. (EPA/Andy Rain)
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Libyan followers of Ansar Al-Shari’a Brigades and other Islamic militias hold a demonstration against a film and a cartoon denigrating the Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, on September 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)
Opinion: Libya, a new terror theater in a larger arena
The horrifying seaside slaughter of 20 innocent Egyptian Copts and one Ghanaian opens a new chapter in the war against wanton terrorist violence, whose perpetrators are hell-bent on pushing Islam—as a whole—on a collision course with world civilizations. This crime,...Caption:
A general view of the meeting of leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha on December 9, 2014.
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First GCC statement over Qatar-Egypt spat unilateral: Gulf official
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) statement backing Qatar in a recent row with Egypt was issued without consulting all member states and “does not represent the full view” of the organization, a Gulf official told Asharq Al-Awsat. Speaking...Caption:
Remains of Muammar Gaddafi’s chemical weapons arsenal in the desert. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Libya militias capture chemical weapons: army official
Jufra District, Libya, Asharq Al-Awsat—Militias in Libya have seized chemical weapons from arsenals located in the southern and central provinces of the country that used to belong to former leader Muammar Gaddafi, military sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. A Libyan...Caption:
A rebel fighter in Ratian village, north of Aleppo, carries his weapon after clashing with troops loyal to Bashar Al-Assad on February 18, 2015. (Reuters/Ammar Abdullah)