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In this May 27, 2015 photo, Iraqi Shi’ite militiamen fire weapons against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants after regaining control of eastern Husaybah town, 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of Ramadi, Iraq. (AP Photo)
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In this February 7, 2012 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (L) meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Syrian capital Damascus. (AFP Photo)
Moscow changing tack on relationship with Assad: sources
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clear signs are emerging of a dramatic U-turn in Russia’s policy toward the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, with Moscow even beginning to consider a “future without Assad” for the country, sources have told Asharq Al-Awsat. Moscow, along...Caption:
Saudi men hold placards bearing the portraits of victims of a mosque bombing carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group during a mass funeral in the mainly Saudi Gulf coastal town of Qatif, 249 miles (400 kilometers) east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 25, 2015. (AFP Photo/Hussein Radwan)
Opinion: A United Front against the Extremists
It is no coincidence that in some Western countries, whose constitutions clearly stipulate protecting freedom of expression and political affiliation, neo-Nazi groups are banned without exception, both in terms of adherence and practice, and that those who violate...Caption:
United Nations envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed steps out of a plane upon arrival at the international airport in Sana’a, Yemen, on May 29, 2015. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen: UN envoy seeks to restart peace talks, secure new ceasefire
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is seeking to secure a new ceasefire in the country and restart peace talks between the government and the Houthi movement, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. The sources said...Caption:
In this picture taken on May 29, 2015, a Rohingya migrant child from Myanmar plays on a pile of clothes donated by Indonesian residents at a confinement camp for rescued Rohingya migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh in Kuala Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia. (AFP Photo/Chaideer Mahyuddin)