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Syrian children try to stay warm near an open fire in front of their unheated tents in a refugee camp in the town of Harmanli, Bulgaria, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 (AP).
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A truck carries the bus that was destroyed in the July 18, 2012, bomb blast, which occurred in the coastal city of Burgas. (Stoyan Nenov/Reuters)
Bulgaria to put bombing suspects on trial
Sofia, AP—The suspects in a July 2012 bomb attack in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver will be put on trial early next year, the country’s chief prosecutor said Thursday. Sotir Tsatsarov told reporters that an indictment...Caption:
An unofficial Syrian car market in rebel-held territory (AAA)
Bombs and bargain Hummers
Rebel-held Syria, Asharq Al-Awsat—If you happen to be in Syria and you want to buy a Humvee, come to see Ibrahim and his friends. In a country besieged by war, food shortages and spiralling poverty, Ibrahim’s open-air luxury car market feels somewhat out of place. But...Caption:
Members of Lebanon’s of Hezbollah Shiite Muslim movement carry the coffin of a comrade in the village of Haret al-Fikani, in the Bekaa valley, on May 23, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/STR)
EU ‘big three’ turn on Hezbollah
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—France, Germany and the UK are to back attempts to have Hezbollah’s military wing declared a terrorist organization by the European Union. French and German officials signaled on Wednesday that they would support the move, following an appeal...Caption:
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks via a video link, during a ceremony to mark Islam’s Prophet Muhammad’s birth in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)