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This undated file picture show’s St. Basils Cathedral, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images/Yunhao Liang/EyeEm)
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US President Barack Obama is greeted by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz at the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 27, 2015. (AFP Photo)
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman arrives in Washington for first US visit since becoming King
Washington and Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz arrives in Washington on Thursday to meet with President Barack Obama and US officials, on his first visit to the United States since acceding to the Saudi throne. The...Caption:
A handout picture made available on 24 June 2015 by the Supreme leader official website shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting with Iranian government in Tehran, Iran on June 23, 2015. (EPA/SUPREME LEADER OFFICIAL WEBSITE)
Iran’s Khamenei backs parliamentary vote on nuclear deal with powers, criticizes US: state TV
Ankara, Reuters—Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Thursday he favored a parliamentary vote on its nuclear deal reached with world powers and called for sanctions against Tehran to be lifted completely rather than suspended, state television reported. President...Caption:
A woman holds a copy of the Bugün newspaper with the headline “Operation against the media is the end of democracy” as they protest while police search the premises of Koza İpek Holding which owns the newspaper in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, September 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Turkish police raid offices of opposition newspaper
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish police conducted raids on the offices of the opposition newspaper Bugün in Ankara on Tuesday, amid fears the government is cracking down on dissent before elections on November 1. A Turkish government source told Asharq Al-Awsat the...Caption:
Lebanese protesters carry a placard while chanting slogans outside the Environment Ministry in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on September 1, 2015. (EPA/Nabil Mounzer)