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UEFA President Michel Platini (L) speaks with then-FIFA Vice President for Asia Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan during the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) ordinary congress in Luque, Paraguay, on March 4, 2015. (Reuters/Jorge Adorno)
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Yemeni Popular Resistance forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi pose atop and in front of a tank after recapturing the Al-Dalea province in southern Yemen, on May 25, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Yemen: Volunteer forces retake southern province from Houthis, Saleh loyalists
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—After two months of intense fighting, Popular Resistance forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have recaptured the southern Al-Dalea province from Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted former...Caption:
Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah talks to his Lebanese and Yemeni supporters through a giant screen during a speech against Saudi-led operations in Yemen, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 17, 2015. (Reuters/Aziz Taher)
Opinion: One year on, Lebanon is still without a president
A full year has passed since Lebanon’s presidency became vacant. Failure to elect a president does not happen in a country that claims to be sovereign and independent. It is also unknown in a system described by its defenders as “democratic”, and within a political...Caption:
Chinese navy sailors stand in formation as they attend a send-off ceremony before departing for the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC), at a military port in Sanya, Hainan province, China, on June 9, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)
China to extend military reach, build lighthouses in disputed waters
Beijing, Reuters—China outlined a strategy to boost its naval reach on Tuesday and held a groundbreaking ceremony for two lighthouses in disputed waters, developments likely to escalate tensions in a region already jittery about Beijing’s maritime ambitions. In...Caption:
Iraqi government forces keep position in the Jurf al-Sakher area, some 50 kilometres south of Baghdad, to protect the area from further ISIS advancement, on May 24, 2015. (AFP)