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A general view shows the temple of Baal Shamin in the historical city of Palmyra, Syria on October 26, 2009. (REUTERS/Stringer)
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Protesters chant anti-government slogans as they carry a large national flag in a main square in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Iraq: PM facing calls to sever ties with party, declare state of emergency
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi is facing calls to sever his links to the Islamic Da’wa Party. Several Iraqi lawmakers have also called on Abadi to declare a state of emergency in the country and freeze its current constitution. The...Caption:
New recruits to forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government in Saudi Arabia chant as they enlist in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on August 23, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition targets Houthis’ northern stronghold
Sana’a and Muscat, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthis in Yemen on Sunday bombed the group’s northern stronghold of Saada, in the heaviest assault on the province since the start of the coalition’s air campaign in March. Informed Yemeni...Caption:
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond listens to a translation of a question in a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (unseen) in Tehran, Iran, August 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Britain reopens Tehran embassy, says will tread carefully with Iran
London, Reuters—Britain must remain cautious in its relations with Iran, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday, after he reopened the British embassy in Tehran nearly four years after it was stormed by protesters. While the historic step marks an easing of...Caption:
Soldiers stand on a tank of the Saudi-led coalition deployed on the outskirts of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, on August 3, 2015. (AFP Photo/Saleh Al-Obeidi)