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West Asia
Major news in Kuwait on June 29: Ambassador to S.Korea meets Premier
Major news in <Kuwait News Agency>: Ambassador to S.Korea meets Premier Kuwaiti Ambassador to South Korea Muteb Al-Mutoteh met with the South Korea Premier Kim Hwang-Sik among a host of ambassadors from Arab countries, and gave a speech on their behalf as Acting Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps in…
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Politics
NK Defector claims her repatriation to the North
A North Korean woman said Thursday that she was tricked into defecting six years ago by South Korean agents who offered to arrange a reunion with her father who went to the South during the Korean War. The rare public account that 66-year-old Pak Jong Suk told to local and…
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West Asia
Holocaust Survivors Pageant Held
Holocaust survivors participate in a beauty pageant, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Fourteen women who lived through the horrors of World War II paraded on stage Thursday night in an unusual pageant, vying for the honor of being Israel’s first “Miss Holocaust Survivor.” <AP/Newsis>…
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West Asia
Syrian President Bashar Assad And His Wife
In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asma Assad, listen to explanations as they visit a technology plant in Tunis. An article in Vogue in March, 2011, published just as protests began, hailed the 36-year-old, university educated Asma Assad as a “Rose in…
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West Asia
Computer Game Expo Opens In Iran
An Iranian girl plays computer game during the 2nd International Computer Game Expo and Festival in Tehran, capital of Iran, June 28, 2012. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia займ безработным без отказа срочно
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West Asia
Explosion Rocks Syrian Palace Of Justice
Syrians inspect burned cars at the site of a blast in the Syrian capital Damascus Thursday June 28, 2012. A strong explosion rocked the Syrian capital Thursday near a busy market and the Palace of Justice, sending black smoke billowing into the sky. State TV reported at least three people…
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West Asia
Israeli Air Force Flies With The Moon
Israeli Air Force acrobat training planes fly in front of the moon during an acrobatics display during a graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Air Force base near the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, Thursday, June 28, 2012. The pilots, who train for three years, will fly all types of military…
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West Asia
Major news in Yemen on June 28: Yemenis rejoice over Morsi’s victory
Major news in <Yemeni Times>: Yemenis rejoice over Morsi’s victory Yemenis expressed joy and excitement after the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi was declared on Sunday as Egypt’s president-elect with 13.2 million votes. Before announcing the results, many Yemenis eagerly awaited the poll results, saying Morsi’s win will positively affect Yemen’s…
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South Asia
Major news in Jordan on June 28: Crown Prince celebrates 18th birthday Thursday
Major news in <Jordan Times>: Crown Prince celebrates 18th birthday Thursday HRH Crown Prince Hussein celebrates his 18th birthday on Thursday. On the occasion, His Majesty King Abdullah sent a letter to the Crown Prince, in which he urged him to follow in the steps of the Hashemite leaders and…
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West Asia
Syrian TV Station Attacked
A man walks among the debris of the headquarters of al- Ekhbaria TV in a suburban area of the Syrian capital of Damascus on June 27, 2012. Three Syrian journalists were killed Wednesday when armed groups attacked the headquarters of the pro-government al-Ekhbaria TV in Damascus. <Xinhua> news@theasian.asia займ с…
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