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Yemeni President, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (L), meets Yemeni Defense Minister, Gen. Mahmoud Al-Subaihi, after his escape from house arrest by the Houthi militia, in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on March 11, 2015. (EPA/Stringer)
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Iraqi Vice-President Osama Al-Nujaifi (R), Athil Al-Nujaifi, the governor of Mosul (C) and Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid Al-Obaidi visit a Kurdish Peshmerga position on the frontline in the Gwer, Iraq, on January 9, 2015. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)
Iraq vice-president calls for arming Mosul fighters
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Voluntary fighters from Mosul are ready to take part in the liberation of their city from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but suffer from an extreme shortage in weapons, Iraqi Vice-President Osama Al-Nujaifi told Asharq Al-Awsat...Caption:
A general view of Saudi Arabia’s embassy is seen in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 11, 2015. (Reuters/Nora Lorek/TT News Agency)
Diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and Sweden widens as Kingdom recalls ambassador
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Wednesday, in the latest development in an ongoing diplomatic rift between the two countries. A Saudi Foreign Ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday said the...Caption:
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speaks with the media (AFP Photo)
Iraq FM: Arabs must close ranks to fight terrorism
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—New Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari is facing a difficult task. Iraq today finds itself at the heart of regional calculations, with an ongoing war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) taking place on its territory amid...Caption:
Police and protesters square off outside the Ferguson Police Department, on March 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)