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Politics
Mubarak Faking Bad Health at Court Appearances
Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak has been exaggerating the extent of his medical problems at recent court appearances on charges of complicity in the killings of hundreds of protesters during the popular uprising that ousted him from power, Egyptian media said on Monday. “He sits in his chair and watches…
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Lifestyle
Champ Galatasaray laughs last and loudest
ISTANBULㅡ The 2011-12 Spor Toto Super League season is over for good after Galatasaray was crowned champion at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Kadıköy, home of eternal rival Fenerbahçe, on Saturday following a 0-0 draw by both teams in the week-six finale of the inaugural Super Final. Fenerbahçe, or the Yellow Canaries,…
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Politics
U.S. provides $40 mil for victims of Syrian crisis
The United States has allocated $40 million to assist relief agencies aiding victims of the Syrian crisis, the Department of State has said. “The United States is pursuing every avenue to get humanitarian relief to those affected by the violence in Syria and is engaged in focused diplomatic efforts to…
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Politics
Greek leaders fail to form government
Leftist Alexis Tsipras, the leader of Greece’s second party Syriza, said on Wednesday that he failed to form the government, local media reported. “We won’t be able to realize our dream for a left government. Tomorrow morning I will return the mandate,” Tsipras said to the state television. He received…
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Politics
Algerians vote in parliamentary elections
Algerians have began voting for the parliamentary elections across the nation, which authorities say will be the freest and most transparent elections ever hosted in the North Africa country. Reports say that more than 48,000 voting stations opened on Thursday morning at 8:00 am local time, with many venues under tight police…
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Politics
Ex-President Medvedev Confirmed as PM
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was confirmed as the country’s new prime minister by a majority of votes in the State Duma on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin submitted Medvedev’s candidacy for the post shortly after his inauguration as president on Monday. Medvedev occupied the presidential post in 2008-2012. United Russia…
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Politics
U.S. to Continue Pressing for Assad’s Resignation
The United States will continue its efforts to make Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, the country’s envoy to the UN, Susan Rice, said. “The United States remains focused on increasing the pressure on the al-Assad regime and on al-Assad himself to step down,” she said, adding that it…
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[The AsiaN Video for Chinese] 追求梦想的阿拉伯妇女
大家好，我是王璇。 今天的TheAsiaN要闻又同您见面了。 今天的头条新闻是关于阿拉伯妇女追求梦想和解放的故事。故事讲述的是6名阿拉伯妇女投身创新不同艺术风格，所引引起的艺术表达方式的“革命性”的变化。 通过发生在这六名妇女身上的不同故事， 作者向我们阐释了在艺术领域的革命究竟意味着什么？选择了“革命”这一单词，并且坚定信念一步步接近理想的六名阿拉伯女性，又是如何理解人生以及创造的价值和意义？ 希望通过他们的故事能够唤起您对人生的热爱，面向理想不懈奋斗。 好，今天就到这里。 当然，和往常一样，还是欢迎您浏览今天theasian为您提供的要闻。 我们的网址是 www.theasian.asia 谢谢您的收看，我们下次再见。
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Politics
Parliamentary vote kicks off in Syria
Polling stations opened across Syria on Monday for the country’s first multi-party parliamentary elections in half a century amid reports of ongoing violence that has jeopardized the UN-backed peace plan designed to end the 14-month bloody conflict. The elections follow a referendum on a new constitution in February that ended…
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People
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid’s poems published in Turkish
*Editor’s note: Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, chief of The AsiaN Middle East bureau, is not only a noted journalist but also a famous poet and novelist in the region. Born in Egypt, he is now active in Kuwait writing stories on wide rage of topics for Al-Arabi Magazine and The AsiaN. His poems and novels enjoy high popularities among…
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