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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Smoke rises after a Saudi-led airstrike in Sana’a, Yemen, on July 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
Yemeni army, intelligence receiving training from Western experts for Sana’a operation: sources
Sana’a and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Western military experts have been involved in training Yemeni military commanders and intelligence operatives loyal to the country’s internationally recognized government, in preparation for an imminent operation to liberate...Caption:
A file picture taken on February 5, 2011 shows outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki listening to a question during an interview in Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
Iraq: Report on fall of Mosul to ISIS calls for ex-PM Maliki to face trial
Baghdad, Reuters—Iraq’s parliament on Monday referred to the judiciary a report calling for the trial of former prime minister Nuri Al-Maliki and dozens of other top officials in connection with the fall of Mosul to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...Caption:
Fighters loyal to Yemen’s government patrol outside the headquarters of Taiz province following heavy clashes with Houhi rebels, in Yemen, on August 15, 2015. (EPA/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
Aden to be declared capital of Yemen for next five years: governor
Aden and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s internationally recognized government is planning to declare the southern port city of Aden as the country’s capital for the next five years, according to the city’s governor. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday, Nayef...Caption:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir attend a news conference after a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on August 11, 2015. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)