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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (R) greets Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed in Riyadh, on February 16, 2015. (Bandar Al-Jelaud)
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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gives a press conference on February 16, 2015 at the end of an Eurogroup finance ministers meeting at the European Council in Brussels. (AFP Photo/Emmanuel Dunand)
Breakdown of talks over Greece prompts fresh market jitters
Brussels, AP—Greek shares led a European retreat on Tuesday as investors reacted negatively to the breakdown in talks between Greece and its creditors in the 19-nation eurozone over the country’s attempt to renegotiate its financial bailout. A meeting on Monday...Caption:
In this handout provided by the Iraqi prime minister’s office, Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri (C-L) and Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (C-R) sign memorandums of understanding in a number of different fields, in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 16, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Iraqi prime minister’s office/HO)
Arab firms should break Iranian and Turkish “monopoly” in Iraq: PM’s spokesman
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The office of Iraq’s prime minister called for greater Arab investment in Iraq on Monday, saying Arab firms should break the “monopoly” held by Turkish and Iranian companies, on the same day Iran’s vice-president began a three-day official...Caption:
Emrullah İşler, former deputy PM of Turkey and President Erdoğan’s chief adviser on Libyan (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Erdoğan aide: Turkey’s role in Libya subject of smear campaign
Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prior to 2011 Turkey was enjoying a resurgence in its relationship with its neighbors in the region and its popularity on the Arab street after years in the doldrums. But with the eruption of the wave of protests and revolutions dubbed the...Caption:
Ukrainian servicemen sit on an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) at a checkpoint near the town of Svitlodarsk, Donetsk region, on February 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ANATOLII STEPANOV)