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Protesters march as a building burns in the Iranian city of Mahabad, 421 miles (678 kilometers) northwest of Tehran, following the death of a young Kurdish woman who was sexually assaulted by an Iranian man, believed to be an Iranian intelligence operative, which led to her death. (Photo courtesy of Rudaw)
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US President Barack Obama speaks on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, on October 8, 2014. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialovski)
Opinion: Actions Speak Louder than Words, Mr. President
The upcoming summit at Camp David may be the most significant US–Gulf meeting in the last 50 years. This is not because it would be the first time a US president has met with Gulf leaders. But rather because Washington—and this is no secret—is aware of the strain and...Caption:
Rohingya refugees line up for breakfast in the sport stadium of Lhok Sukon, North Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 11, 2015, after being rescued from a boat off the North Aceh coast. (EPA/Zikri Maulana)
1,600 Rohingya, Bangladeshi migrants rescued in Indonesia, Malaysia
Jakarta, AP—Hundreds of migrants abandoned at sea by smugglers in Southeast Asia have reached land and relative safety in the past two days. But an estimated 6,000 Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar remain trapped in crowded, wooden boats, migrant...Caption:
The Shaybah oilfield complex is seen at night in the Rub’ Al-Khali desert, Saudi Arabia, on November 14, 2007. (Reuters/Ali Jarekji)
Reports of demise of oil “exaggerated”: OPEC research chief
Al-Khobar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Demand for oil will continue to rise for the next 25 years, driven by emerging economies, particularly those from Asia, according to Omar Abdul-Hamid, the director of OPEC’s Research Division. “News of the end of oil has been exaggerated,”...Caption:
This undated file photo shows cars traveling along the King Fahd Causeway linking the two Gulf Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. (Reuters)