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Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf (2nd L) arrives to offer condolences after the death of Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh January 24, 2015. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died early on Friday after a short illness. (Reuters/SPA)
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Nigerian women from the Hausa tribe stand in line to validate their voting cards at a polling station located in Daura, the home town of opposition candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Nigerians turn out en masse to vote in presidential election
Abuja, Nigeria, AP—Nigerians turned out en masse to vote in a presidential election Saturday that analysts say is too close to call between President Goodluck Jonathan and former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari. A car bomb exploded at a polling station in...Caption:
Saudi King Salman attends the opening session of the Arab League summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 28, 2015. (EPA)
Saudi King vows to continue Yemen campaign
Sharm El-Sheikh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has vowed that the military intervention in Yemen will continue until the country is stable and safe. In comments earlier today at the Arab League summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, the Custodian of the Two Holy...Caption:
A Yemeni man carries a box of ammunition he took from a military depot in Aden, Yemen, on March 27, 2015.
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Saudi-led air strikes target fresh Houthi advance on Aden: residents
Aden, Reuters—Saudi-led air forces struck a convoy of Yemeni Houthi fighters advancing on Aden from the east on Saturday, residents said, and the Saudi navy evacuated diplomats from the southern port city. The Iranian-allied Shi’ite Muslim Houthi fighters,...Caption:
Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, walk on the tarmac of the Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)