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Saudi soldiers exercise before a military parade during preparations for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at a military camp in Arafat, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP)
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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh talks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa on May 21, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen parties must reject Saleh to attend Riyadh talks: official
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni political parties seeking to participate in the forthcoming Riyadh dialogue must announce their rejection of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthi rebels in order to attend the talks aimed at finding a political solution to the...Caption:
A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation known as “Pump 3” is seen in the desert near the oil-rich area of Khouris, on June 23, 2008. (Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi Aramco announces major shake-up, Nasser named acting CEO
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi Arabian Oil Company, better known as Saudi Aramco, has announced major restructuring, with the state oil giant unveiling a new supreme council and making Amin Hassan Nasser acting president and CEO “until further notice.” The...Caption:
A B-1B long range bomber aircraft of the US-led coalition fighting ISIS flies over Kobani, Syria, on November 15, 2014.
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Death toll from a US-led strike rises to 52 civilians in Syria
Beirut, Reuters—The death toll from an air strike by US-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Friday has risen to 52 including seven children, a group monitoring the conflict said on Saturday. US and Arab forces have been carrying out almost daily...Caption:
Afghan women shout slogans during a protest against the killing of Afghan woman Farkhunda, in front of the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 24, 2015. (EPA/Hedayatullah Amid)