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NATO defense ministers met at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels on February 5, 2015. (Reuters/Francois Lenoir)
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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut, in February 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Lebanon PM: We must elect a president soon
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon is struggling to cope with its myriad domestic problems—rooted in a complex confessional political system—while at the same time attempting to contain the violent spillover from the war raging in next-door Syria. The small country of 4...Caption:
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Haider Al-Abadi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad on August 25, 2014. (Reuters/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud)
Iraq PM defends controversial new bills
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on Wednesday defended the decision to refer a draft law creating a military National Guard force to parliament for ratification, saying its was part of his government’s efforts to fight the Islamic...Caption:
A broker monitors stock prices on a screen at the Saudi Investment Bank in Riyadh in this file photo taken September 5, 2013. (Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser)
Saudi GDP boosted by royal decrees: market analysts
Khobar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Royal decrees issued by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on taking the throne in January, including providing all government employees with two months’ salary bonuses, have resulted in a 0.78 percent boost in Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic...Caption:
French President Francois Hollande (R) and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) attend a joint statement after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on February 4, 2015. (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)