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A handout picture released by the Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA) on June 28, 2015 shows Fahd Suleiman Abdul Mohsen Al-Qabba’a, identified as the suicide bomber who carried out a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on the Shi’ite Al-Imam Al-Sadeq mosque in Kuwait City where he blew himself up, killing 26 and injuring 227 people on June 26, 2015. (AFP Photo/HO/KUNA)
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US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (L–R), US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano, meet at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, on June 29, 2015, as part of discussions on reaching a nuclear deal between Iran and Western powers. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)
Iran talks to miss June 30 deadline
Vienna, AP—A senior US official on Sunday acknowledged that the Iran nuclear talks will go past their June 30 target date, as Iran’s foreign minister prepared to head home for consultations before returning to push for a breakthrough. Iranian media said Mohammad...Caption:
An explosion is seen at an oil refinery in the Al-Buraiqa area in Aden province, Yemen, on June 27, 2015, after Houthi militias allegedly attacked the facility with Russian-made Katyusha rockets. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Yemen: Houthis partially withdraw from Aden as Hadi loyalists step up resistance
Aden, Sana’a and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement currently in control of large parts of Yemen have withdrawn some of their militias from the southern port city of Aden to other parts of the country in order to counter resistance from volunteer groups loyal...Caption:
Mourners hold flags as the bodies of victims of Friday’s bombing are buried in the Al-Jafariya cemetery in Suleibikhat, Kuwait, on June 27, 2015. (Reuters/Jassim Mohammed)
Saudi Arabia condemns Friday terror attacks
Kuwait City and Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia has condemned the “cowardly and criminal” terror attacks which took place on Friday in Kuwait, Tunisia, and France, and called for strong international cooperation to combat terrorism around the world. Custodian of...Caption:
UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (L) meets the Group of Sixteen Ambassadors during a preparatory meeting on the eve of the Geneva Consultations on Yemen at the European headquarters of the UN, in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 14, 2015. (EPA/Laurent Gillieron)