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[Indonesia Report] How to keep Ramadan in foreign countries
Some men come out at dawn, drag loudspeaker that plays religious song around the neighborhood while shouting “sahur…sahur…sahur….”, or Suhoor in Arabic which is in Islamic term referring to meal before fasting starts. This is a common scene that can be found in Indonesia during Ramadan month. They call out…
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East Asia
Former PM Chung Won-shik In Beijing
Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Chung Won-shik, former prime minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, July 23, 2012. <Xinhua/Li Tao> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Syria Declares No Use Of Chemical Weapon Against Syrians
Jihad Makdissi, the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria on July 23, 2012. Syrian foreign ministry spokesman said Monday chemical or germ weapons would never be used in any inner fight or against Syrian people amid the current crisis, “no matter how this crisis…
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West Asia
Israel: Obama would visit Israel in 2nd term, says adviser
Major news in <The Jerusalem Post> : Obama would visit Israel in 2nd term, says adviser. WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama is expected to visit Israel during his second term, should he be reelected, according to a former US defense official now helping the president’s campaign. Colin Kahl, former deputy assistant…
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West Asia
Fireball From Explosion Erupts In Homs
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Sunday, July 22, 2012, purports to show a fireball in Homs, Syria. <AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN> news@theasian.asia
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People
Reception for Uruguayan delegation held
Dr. Alba Florio Legnani, Ambassador of Uruguay to South Korea, hosted a welcome reception for a visiting Uruguay delegation at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 20th, 2012 at Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul. The high-profile Uruguay delegation visited Korea in commemoration of the Uruguay Day to discuss matters of common…
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West Asia
Syria: Syria hints at use of chemical weapons
Top News in <Aljazeera>: Syria hints at use of chemical weapons Syria has said it will not use chemical and biological weapons against Syrians but would use them against foreign “aggression”. At a news conference in Damascus on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said that Syria was in “self…
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South East Asia
Muslims Waiting To Break Fast In Indonesia
Indonesian Muslim men sleep as they wait for the time to break their fast at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, July 23, 2012. Muslims around the world are observing Ramadan, the holiest month in Islamic calendar, where refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. <AP/NEWSis>…
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World
Muslims In Turkey Eat Food After Sunset
Muslims start eating after sunset in front of the Blue Mosque on the first day of Ramadan in Istanbul, July 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Ma Yan> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Afghan Girls Go Through Toughest Ramadan
Afghan girls read the Quran during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in the city of Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, July 22, 2011. Muslims from Morocco to Afghanistan are experiencing the toughest Ramadan in more than three decades with…
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