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A checkpoint that belonged to the forces of Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad is seen after a coalition of rebel groups called the Jaysh Al-Fatah said they took control of it, on a highway that connects Aleppo to Latakia, in the Idlib countryside, Syria, on June 6, 2015. (Reuters/Mohamad Bayoush)
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Fire and smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a site believed to be one of the largest weapons depots on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Geneva peace talks on Yemen scheduled for June 14: UN
London and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Peace talks between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of the country will begin in Geneva on June 14, the UN confirmed on Saturday. The talks were originally...Caption:
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cast his ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Istanbul, Turkey, June 7, 2015. (Reuters)
Turks vote in election set to shape Erdogan’s legacy
Isanbul, Reuters—President Tayyip Erdogan sought a crushing victory for his vision of a “new Turkey” at elections on Sunday that would furnish him with sweeping executive powers opponents say could undermine democracy. But Erdogan’s ambitions could...Caption:
In this Saturday, May 15, 2004 file photo former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, is lead to the podium by FIFA President Sepp Blatter, of Switzerland, left, after learning that South Africa will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP)