Palestine
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South Asia
First batch of 27 Palestinian medical students from Gaza arrives in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz The Asian Representative ISLAMABAD: The first batch of 27 Palestinian medical students arrived in Lahore city of Pakistan from Cairo on Sunday October 13, 2024 to continue their medical studies. This batch of students is part of 192 Palestinian medical students from war-torn Gaza who will continue…
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Politics
Malaysia to open embassy accredited to Palestine
Baku: Malaysia is to open an embassy accredited to Palestine to enable it to extend aid to the Palestinians more easily, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced here Friday. The embassy will be set up in Jordan, he said as he addressed leaders and representatives from 120 member countries of…
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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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World
“Use Valentine Pillow”
A Palestinian tailor makes heart-shaped pillows for the Valentine’s Day at his workshop near the West Bank city of Jenin on Feb. 14, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ayman Nobani> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Iran Calls for Hamas to Fight Against Israel
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with visiting Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during their meeting in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Feb. 12, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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World
Palestine Zoo Exhibits Mummified Animals
A Palestinian worker mummifies a dead tiger at a zoo in the Southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Feb. 9, 2012. Instead of purchasing live animals, the zoo mummifies the dead animals and put them into cages for display due to the fund shortage. <Photo: Xinhua/Khaled Omar> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Palestinians Throw Shoes to Ban Ki-moon
Palestinian protesters block the way of UN secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s motorcade at Erez border crossing between Israel and northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 2, 2012. Families of several Palestinian prisoners threw shoes at the motorcade of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as it entered the Gaza Strip from Israel…
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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
Abbas Calls for Jordan’s Cooperation
Jordan King Abdullah (R. Front) meets with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L. Front) in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 10, 2012. Abdullah called for creating a suitable environment to resume peace talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Jordan Footholds Israel-Pal Peace Talk
Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 3, 2012. Nasser Judeh announced that the Palestinians and Israelis agreed Tuesday to hold a series of February meetings in Jordan aimed at generating an atmosphere conducive to resuming “serious negotiations”. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> news@theasian.asia …
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