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Iraq’s national museum reopened last year after 12 years of painstaking efforts during which close to a third of 15,000 stolen pieces were recovered (AFP Photo/Sabah Arar)
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People attend a rally called “We are together” to support the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea to Russia in Red Square in central Moscow, March 18, 2014.
Russia the New Regional Policeman?
Closed negotiations held between Syrian rebels and Russians have recently been made public, especially concerning discussions on Aleppo’s siege. The Syrian opposition has relentlessly fought to oust regime authoritarian Bashar Al-Assad, a close ally to Russia. Not...Caption:
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016
Abadi Rejects Army’s Strategy in Mosul
Mosul- As Iraqi forces and ISIS fight in a fierce urban warfare in Mosul, the leaders of Iraq are discussing the possibility of changing their strategy to help the more than one million civilians flee the city and give the army a free hand to strike the jihadists. The...Caption:
Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. AFP
China Lodges Protest over Trump Taiwan Call
China lodged a diplomatic protest with the U.S. on Saturday over a phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen, but blamed the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own for the “petty” move. The 10-minute telephone...Caption:
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, pictured on January 16, 2016. (AFP Photo/Joe Klamar)