Caption:
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (L) and Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb (C-R) meet at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, on May 13, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Caption:
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN special envoy to Yemen, center, arrives at the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Riyadh talks on Yemen to be followed by second round: document
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf-sponsored talks on Yemen, set to begin in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, will be followed by a second round of meetings to monitor the implementation of its outcomes, Asharq Al-Awsat has learnt. According to the conference’s draft...Caption:
US President Barack Obama (C) speaks to the press with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at the end of a summit meeting at Camp David in Maryland on May 14, 2015. (AFP/Nicholas Kamm)
Obama pledges “ironclad” support to GCC security
Camp David (Maryland), Asharq Al-Awsat—US President Barack Obama pledged “ironclad” American support for Gulf regional security at the US-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit at Camp David on Thursday. Speaking following the meeting with senior Gulf officials and...Caption:
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab arrives for a meeting with his French counterpart at the prime minister’s office in Paris on May 13, 2015. (AFP/Dominique Faget)
Egypt PM: Eradicating terrorism will take time
Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has said that his country’s security forces are making progress toward eradicating terrorism in Egypt, but added that there is still work to do. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines...Caption:
In this December 16, 2005 file photo, a watch tower overlooks the area near the Polish intelligence school just outside of Stare Kiejkuty, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)