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HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 22: (L-R) Actor Chris Evans, Bub Asman, and Alan Robert Murray winners of the Best Sound Editing Award for ‘American Sniper’, and actress Sienna Miller pose in the press room during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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The new UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Sana’a International Airport, Yemen, on May 12, 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)
New UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sana’a as truce begins
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The new UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived in Sana’a on Tuesday hours before a five-day ceasefire between the Houthi rebels and Arab coalition forces took effect. The Mauritanian diplomat, who is visiting Yemen for the first...Caption:
Rebel fighters prepare mortars at the frontline where they announced the start of an offensive to take control of Ariha town from forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad, in Idlib province on May 12, 2015. (Reuters/Ammar Abdullah)
ISIS attacks army-held areas in central Syria
Beirut, Reuters—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters launched an attack on Syrian army-held areas in Homs province overnight, a Syrian military source and an organisation tracking the war said, part of the group’s efforts to expand beyond its...Caption:
US President Barack Obama arrives to speak at an event recognizing emerging global entrepreneurs at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2015. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Obama: We are prepared to use all elements of our power to secure our interests in the Middle East
Washington, DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—When he receives leaders and officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at the White House on Wednesday and at Camp David on Thursday, US President Barack Obama will be keen to solidify his country’s historic alliance with the...Caption:
Pakistani women mourn following an attack by gunmen on a bus carrying Shi’ite devotees outside a hospital in Karachi on May 13, 2015. (AFP Photo/Asif Hassan)