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Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa speaking with journalists at a conference focused on combating international terror financing in Manama, Bahrain, on November 9, 2014. (AP/Hasan Jamali)
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Journalists take photos of members of Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate and its allies after they seized the Abu Duhur military airport, the last regime-held military base in northwestern Idlib province on September 9, 2015 in the latest setback for President Bashar Al-Assad’s forces. (AFP PHOTO / OMAR HAJ KADOUR)
Russian troops join combat in Syria: sources
Moscow, Beirut and Washington, Reuters—Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political and military situation there said on Wednesday. The sources, speaking to...Caption:
Syrian refugees line-up as they are about to cross Greece’s border with Macedonia, near the Greek village of Idomeni, September 8, 2015. Greece asked the European Union for aid to prevent it being overwhelmed by refugees, as a minister said arrivals on Lesbos had swollen to three times as many as the island could handle. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Opinion: The international community should step up efforts to contain Syrian refugee crisis
News of Syrian refugees struggling to enter Austria and Germany from Hungary has dominated headlines around the world for the past week. None of the refugees wants to stay in Hungary or Serbia, or any of the countries they pass through on the way to Germany, according...Caption:
Pro-government forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi drive armored vehicles in Ma’rib province, east of the capital, Sana’a, on September 8, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH HASSAN)
Iranian ambassador leaves Yemen as battle for capital looms
Jeddah and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s ambassador to Sana’a and his deputy left for Tehran late on Monday—a step that has fueled speculation about whether the Islamic Republic will close its embassy in Yemen. Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday denied claims it was...Caption:
Turkish nationalists demonstrate against the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in Istanbul on September 8 ,2015. (AFP PHOTOS / OZAN KOSE)