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A gas flame is seen in the desert near the Khurais oilfield, about 99 miles (160 kilometers) from Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia, on June 23, 2008. (Reuters/Ali Jarekji)
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Soldiers march during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the founding of the Iraqi Air Defense in Baghdad, February 1, 2015.(REUTERS/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud)
Iraqi PM Abadi orders arms-free zone in Baghdad
Baghdad and Anbar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has declared the Karrada region of Baghdad an arms-free zone, following reports of violent unrest caused by volunteer militias in the area. In a press statement, Gen. Saad Muin, the official...Caption:
Followers of the Houthi movement attend a gathering in Sana’a, on February 1, 2015. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels demand their militia join army, police
Sana’a, AP—Yemen’s Shi’ite rebels who overran the capital, Sana’a, are demanding their militia becomes part of the country’s army and police force as a precondition for talks on releasing the nation’s president and Cabinet members...Caption:
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz (L), Crown Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz (R), and Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif greet Saudi Arabia’s new cabinet at the Yamama Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 1, 2015. (SPA/Bandar Al-Gal’oud)
New Saudi cabinet sworn in
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s new cabinet and provincial governors were sworn in in the presence of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Sunday at the Yamama Palace in Riyadh. This follows a Royal Decree issued by King Salman on...Caption:
Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), addresses people in Donetsk, Ukraine, on December 25, 2014. . (EPA/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)