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Saudi emergency teams stand next to a construction crane after it crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on September 11, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
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Residents ride a motorcycle past damaged buildings in a rebel-controlled area of Aleppo, Syria, on July 24, 2015. (REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail)
Russia to US: talk to us on Syria or risk “unintended incidents”
Moscow and Washington, Reuters—Russia called on Friday for military-to-military cooperation with the United States to avert “unintended incidents” as it stages navy exercises off the coast of Syria, where US officials believe Moscow is building up forces...Caption:
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Secretary of State John Kerry, meets with veterans and Gold Star Mothers to discuss the Iran Nuclear deal, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Opinion: The “Candy” the Mullahs Gave to Obama
Within days the US Congress is to reach a decision regarding the deal that President Barack Obama claims he has made with Iran for curbing its nuclear program. Regardless of that decision, however, Obama has stated that he would use his power to make sure the deal...Caption:
United Nations envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed talks to reporters upon arrival at the international airport of Sana’a, Yemen, on May 29, 2015. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen: Government, rebels to hold peace talks next week, says UN
Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rivals in Yemen have agreed to hold direct peace talks mediated by the United Nations next week, the international body said on Thursday. The UN said Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed welcomed the commitment of Yemen’s exiled...Caption:
In this August 3, 2014 file photo, activists wave Palestinian flags as Pope Francis celebrates the Angelus noon prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s square at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)