Gaza
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Culture
On burnt Earth (For ceasefire in Gaza)
By Pooneh Nedai – Iran Upon burnt earth, A kiss is planted, By a man who cannot recall Precisely where his home used to be. This soil Holds the eyes of his beloved, And perhaps in another spring, A newborn’s hand Will sprout from the barren earth, In the…
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West Asia
Playground Near Conflict Region
Children play outdoor in Oz Kibbutz of Eshkol Region, south Israel, on March 14, 2012. Oz Kibbutz is about 2 kilometers away from Israel-Gaza border and the residents here have only 10 seconds to rush into a shelter in case of siren which will be heard when a rocket is…
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Egypt signs deal to supply fuel to Gaza power plant
The Hamas-run authority of energy and natural resources in the Gaza Stripe signed an agreement with Egypt to pump fuels through Rafah border crossing to Gaza power station, Palestinian officials said Monday. The energy authority said in a press statement emailed to reporters that the agreement was signed in Egypt’s…
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Gaza Children Enjoy Bubble Show
French artist plays with soap bubble during an entertainment show at Al-Qattan Center for the Child in Gaza City, on March 4, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Wissam Nassar> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Israel Fires Gaza, 2 Palestinians Dead
Relatives of Mohamed Abu Awda, mourn over his body during his funeral in northern Gaza on Jan. 18, 2012. Israeli bombing killed two Palestinians in northeast Gaza Strip Wednesday, witnesses and security sources said. <Photo: Xinhua/Wissam Nassar> news@theasian.asia ···
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West Asia
Israel Airsrike Palestine, 1 Person Dead
Palestinians inspect a car targeted in Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Dec. 27, 2011. Eight Palestinians were moderately injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza city on Tuesday night, hours after an earlier air raid killed an Islamic Jihad militant in the area, medical sources said. <Photo: Xinhua/Wissam Nassar>…
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