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West Asia
Major news in Israel on June 19: Brotherhood claims election victory before official results
Top news in <Israel Hayom>: Brotherhood claims election victory before official results The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohamed Morsi, won Egypt’s presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the stunning wave of protests demanding democracy that swept…
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Major news in Qatar on June 19: Condolences offered
Top news in <Gulf Times>: Condolences offered HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani offered his condolences and sympathy to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s newly-appointed Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, on the death of Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, at Al…
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Putin, Obama to Talk Missile Defense, Syria Settlement in Mexico
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama will on June 18 discuss projected deployment of missile shield in Europe, prospects of peace settlement in Syria and bilateral ties at the sidelines of G20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said. The G20 summit…
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Politics
Islamic Brotherhood Claims Win in Egypt Presidential Race
With 100 percent of the votes counted, Islamic Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi has claimed victory in the Egyptian presidential election, winning 52 percent of the ballots, his campaign headquarters claimed on Monday morning. The opposing candidate, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, gained 48 percent. “These are confirmed results, all counted…
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West Asia
Protesters Burn Pictures Of Assad, Putin In Lebanon
Protesters chant slogans against the Syrian regime and Russia’s support of President Bashar Assad as they burn a banner depicting Assad, top, his brother, Maher Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin, bottom, in the southern port city of Sidon, in Lebanon, Sunday, June 17, 2012. news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Iran nuclear talks kick off in Moscow
MOSCOW, June 18 (Xinhua) — The latest round of talks between Iran and the world’s six major powers in addition to the European Union (EU) to resolve the nuclear dispute have started in Moscow on Monday. Representatives from Iran and five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the United…
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East Asia
Major news in China on 18 Jun: Taikonauts of Shenzhou-9 to enter Tiangong-1 at 5:22 pm
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: Taikonauts of Shenzhou-9 to enter Tiangong-1 at 5:22 pm Beijing, June 18 (People’s Daily Online)—– China’s astronauts will enter the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module at 5:22 p.m. Monday. People’s Daily Online will live broadcast the whole procedure of astronauts’ entering of the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab…
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West Asia
Israeli Religious Renaissance
In a Thursday, June 14, 2012 photo Israeli children pray with their families in a reformist Jewish synagogue, in Mevasseret Zion near Jerusalem. Israel’s attorney general recently announced that a group of 15 non-Orthodox rabbis who answer a certain criteria will begin to receive government funding like some 2,000 of their Orthodox…
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on 18 Jun: G-7 urges Greece to remain in eurozone, respect commitments
Top news in <Kyodo News>: G-7 urges Greece to remain in eurozone, respect commitments The Group of Seven advanced economies on Sunday urged Greece to remain in the euro area while keeping committed to the international bailout program for the country to resolve its fiscal problems. “We look forward to…
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