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Buddhist monks join a protest against a visit to Myanmar by a high-level delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Yangon on November 12, 2013. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

Buddhists in Myanmar protest OIC’s upcoming visit

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2013 | World

Yangon, AP—Hundreds of Buddhists marched through the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city on Tuesday to protest an upcoming visit by a high-level delegation from the world’s biggest Islamic political bloc. Some of those who marched in Yangon carried banners...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaks during the 32nd anniversary of the foundation of the Badr Organization in Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, July 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraq: Maliki urges political figures to put aside their differences

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 22, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a speech delivered Friday, Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki called on his political rivals to invest in oil rather than seeking foreign investment. During the inauguration ceremony of Al-Gharraf oilfield in the Dhi Qar province in the...

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A handout picture released by the Iranian president’s official website shows Iranian president Hassan Rouhani (L) handing over the decree to newly appointed foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) during the handing over ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Tehran on August 17, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/HO/PRESIDENT.IR)

Iran’s new ministers take office

by Ali M. Pedram | Aug 18, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The 15 ministers who passed the votes of confidence in the Iranian Parliament on Thursday evening officially assumed their posts on Saturday morning in Tehran. President Hassan Rouhani chose to accompany foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to...