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This April 10, 2015 photo shows a view of the Fayez Halawi hospital on Yarmouk Street, the main street of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. (Reuters/Moayad Zaghmout)
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Tribal gunmen hold weapons apparently to protect their province from possible attacks by Shiite Houthi militias, in the oil-rich province of Marib, Yemen, 23 January 2015. (EPA/Mohammed Ali)
Army, tribes drive Houthis out of Ma’rib: governor
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Iran-backed Shi’ite Houthi militias are retreating from the central oil-rich province of Ma’rib after being defeated by the Yemeni army and local Sunni tribesmen, the governor of the province Sultan Al-Arada said. “Operation Decisive...Caption:
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists shortly after his annual televised phone-in with the nation in central Moscow on April 16, 2015. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)
Opinion: Russia is making a regional comeback
As much as it has surprised the international community, Russia’s decision not to veto the UN Security Council resolution on Yemen has sent a glimmer of hope that it will deal with Arab issues more fairly in the future. The real diplomatic triumph for the Gulf in New...Caption:
Ibrahim Dashishah in Geneva. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi film producer takes on world cinema
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Young Saudi businessman Ibrahim Dashishah has embarked on his filmmaking career in world cinema with a determination to create movies “that have a humane character and carry reformative messages in the English language.” In less than a...Caption:
UN special envoy Bernardino Leon holds a press conference ahead of a new round of Libya peace talks on April 15, 2015, in Skirate, Morocco. (AFP Photo/Fadel Senna)