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Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)
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President Barack Obama meets with European Council President Donald Tusk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
White House slams Republican letter to Iran leaders
Washington, DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Obama administration has criticized a “partisan” letter sent by Republican senators to the leaders of Iran regarding the country’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with the US and other Western powers. US President Barack Obama...Caption:
Supporters of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, the son of Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, raise their rifles as they demonstrate in Sana’a, on March 10, 2015. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen factions welcome Riyadh talks, Houthis rebuff peace efforts
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s political factions on Monday welcomed calls for Riyadh to host talks aimed at reaching consensus over the crisis that threatens to plunge the country into civil war. Saudi Arabia on Monday responded to a call from President Abd Rabbuh...Caption:
Egyptians inspect the damage caused by an earlier attack in El-Arish, northern Sinai, Egypt, on January 30, 2015.
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Bombs kill two, wound dozens in Egypt’s North Sinai
Cairo, Reuters—A suicide bomber killed a civilian and wounded 30 policemen when he tried to ram a water tanker into a police barracks in the Egyptian city of El-Arish on Tuesday, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks in the Sinai peninsula. In a...Caption:
French Champion sailor Florence Arthaud (L), French Olympic gold medalist swimmer Camille Muffat (C) and French Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine. (AFP Photo/Jacques Demarthon/Jean-Christophe Magnenet/Bertrand Guay)