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East Asia
New Chinese Leadership Kicks Off Action For Comprehensive National Reform
Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, presides over a conference on national comprehensive reform pilot areas in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2012. Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, also…
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West Asia
Egyptian President Replaces Prosecutor General To Cement His Grip On Power
A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency on Nov. 22, 2012, shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) meeting with the newly appointed Prosecutor General Talaat Ibrahim at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Morsi also on Thursday fired the country’s top prosecutor Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud by decreeing with immediate effect…
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AJA issues statement on Hamas-Israeli fire-fight
Israel and Hamas, the militant group of Palestine, announced the ceasefire on Nov. 22th after 8 days of fighting which left more than 150 victims. However, the cause of tension is still alive. Several journalists were killed by targeted strikes during the fire-fight. The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) issues statement with…
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West Asia
A noted Arab newspaper reports meeting between Korean and Arab poets in Seoul
In the Arabic Press on 20th. Nov., Sheikh Mohammed Al Abdallah Al Sabah, minister of information in Kuwait, values the step that AJA association for information and literature, made by releasing an Arabic version of their website the AsiaN. Ane the Arabic Press, a noted newspaper in Kuwait, carried a…
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West Asia
Lebanon Marks 69th Independence Day
Lebanese Army soldiers march in a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943. Lebanese police women march during a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from…
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South Asia
Indians Protest Against Arrest Of Innocent Muslim Youths In New Delhi
Indians hold placards and participate in a protest march in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The march was held to protest alleged arrests of innocent youths, mostly Muslims, in the name of counter terrorism operations by security agencies. An Indian man carries a young Muslim girl as she…
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East Asia
National Cooking Contest Held At A Noodle Restaurant In Pyongyang, North Korea
Waitresses representing different restaurants prepare for a cooking competition in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. Cooks and servers from around the country took part in the three-day cooking competition held at a noodle restaurant in Pyongyang. Two North Korean women cut and slice carrots during a cooking…
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East Asia
Mongolian President And People Cast Vote To Elect Provincial Council Representatives
Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj participates in the local elections at a polling station in Ulan Bator, Nov. 21. Polls opened Wednesday with more than 19,400 candidates running for 8,031 seats in Mongolia’s provincial, county and district councils. Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (L) participates in the local elections at a polling…
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West Asia
Palestinians Celebrate Cease-Fire Agreement Ending Military Conflict In Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), along with his Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaks during a press brief in Jerusalem on Nov. 21, 2012. Netanyahu announced the end of Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday evening, as a ceasefire comes into effect at 21:00…
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West Asia
Shuttle Diplomacy By Hillary, Ban Yield Cease-Fire Agreement Between Israel And Hamas
In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, shake hands after a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Egypt has announced a cease-fire…
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