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A member of the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s anti-terrorism forces stands guard on a vehicle outside the Habaniyah military base, near Anbar province’s capital Ramadi, on May 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
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Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on April 26, 2014 during his retrial over charges of failing to stop the killings of protesters during the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Tarek El-Gabbas, File)
Egyptian court sentences Mubarak, sons to 3 years in jail
Cairo, Reuters—An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail without parole on Saturday in the retrial of a corruption case. Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for 30 years, and his sons Gamal and Alaa may...Caption:
Egyptian FM Sameh Shokri at his office in the Egyptian Foreign Ministry building in Cairo, Egypt, on October 20, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)
Egypt FM: Arab League close to forming joint military force
Asmara, Eritrea, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Arab League is moving closer to forming a joint Arab military force to deal with the conflicts raging in the region, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri has said. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of a state visit to...Caption:
In this undated picture released by North Korea’s state news agency on May 9, 2015 North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un smiles while observing a test-fire of a submarine-launched ballistic missile at an undisclosed location. (AFP photo/KCNA via KNS)
North Korea says it tests submarine ballistic missile
Pyongyang, AP—North Korea said Saturday that it successfully test-fired a newly developed ballistic missile from a submarine in what would be the latest display of the country’s advancing military capabilities. Hours after the announcement, South Korean military...Caption:
Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri speaks to reporters gathered at the Riyadh Airbase in Saudi Arabia as he announces the end of Operation Decisive Storm, on April 21, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Meshal Al-Qudair)