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West Asia
Palestinian Attack Draws Israeli Air Strike
An Israeli border police officer, right, and a police sapper, left, examine the remains of a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza Strip after it hit a community along the border with the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip on southern…
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West Asia
Iran, Six Powers To Hold Expert Talks On July 3
Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili speaks to the media after the talks on the controversial Iranian nuclear program in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Iran and six world powers are suspending high-level talks meant to dispel suspicions that Tehran might turn its nuclear activities into making weapons, the…
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World
Egypt Thrown Into Chaos After Presidential Election
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood supporters attend prayers during an anti ruling military council demonstration in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, June 19, 2012. A campaign spokesman for Hosni Mubarak’s ex-prime minister said Tuesday that Ahmed Shafiq has won Egypt’s presidential election, countering the Muslim Brotherhood’s claims that its candidate was the…
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West Asia
Major news in Saudi Arabia on June 20: Egyptian ex-president Mubarak Clinically Dead Top news in <Arab News>: Egyptian ex-president Mubarak on life support Hosni Mubarak was on life support in hospital on Wednesday, Egyptian military officials said, denying a report that the ousted president was clinically dead. Earlier the state news agency, amid high tension over the election of a new…
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West Asia
Major news in Lebanon on June 20: Mubarak’s final chapter Top news in <The Daily Star>: Mubarak’s final chapter Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was being kept alive by life support after he was rushed from prison to a military one in a rapidly worsening condition, officials said. The 84-year-old ousted leader’s health crisis added a new element of uncertainty just as…
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Libya’s General Election to Take Place in July 7
Workers set up a giant election poster in Aziziyah, Libya, June 18, 2012. The July 7 election, for a 200-member national assembly which will draft a new constitution, offers Libya the chance to choose legitimate leaders capable of uniting the country for the first time since Gaddafi’s downfall and death…
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West Asia
New Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
In this Wednesday, May 2, 2012 photo, Prince Ahmed bin Abdul-Aziz arrives before the Interior ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council “GCC” meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Prince Ahmed was promoted from deputy interior minister to take Nayef’s place leading the ministry, which has played the front-line role in crackdowns…
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World
Egypt’s Ruling Military Will Hand Over Power
Members of the ruling military council, Maj. Gen. Mohammed al-Assar, left, listens as Maj. Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 18, 2012. Al-Assar, a senior member of the ruling council, said the generals would transfer power in a “grand ceremony.” He did not…
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Culture
Turkish Troupe Makes Human Net
The troupe of La Fura dels Baus company performs during a short preview for press in Istanbul on June 18, 2012. La Fura Dels Baus’ “Istanbul, Istanbul” on June 21 and 22 is part of a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV). …
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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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