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[The AsiaN Video for Indonesian] Hubungan Asia-Arab Haruslah Damai Untuk Berbagi Kesamaan Faktor

Halo! Saya Meidyana Rayana dari Indonesia. Berikut adalah pandangan Dr.Sulaiman Al-askary, Pemimpin Redaksi Al-Arabi Magazine, mengenai hubungan Timur Tengah dan Asia. Menarik untuk melihat indikasi yang jelas bahwa Negara Barat tidak melihat realita kehidupan bangsa Arab dan Muslim. Hal ini terlihat dari aksi militer dan konflik yang terus berlanjut di…
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West Asia

Polish organist enchants Arabic audience with the only organ in Arabian peninsula

Tonight, as we leave Al-Maidan Cultural Centre, of Dar Al-Athar Al-Islamyya, after attending one of its 18th Cultural Season musical events, we felt we are touching the sky of creation. The Polish musician maestro Valentina M.Baginska, and her son Karol Kusmider helped the audience to get acquainted with the only…
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West Asia

Colorfully Decorated Dhows In Display On Occasion Of Traditional Dhow Festival In Doha, Qatar

Traditional wooden dhows are seen on display at night at the Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 13, 2012. The second annual Traditional Dhow Festival opened here on Tuesday, showcasing over 60 dhows from across the Gulf. Associated with this 5-day event is the Pearl Diving competition. A craftsman…
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West Asia

Syrian Air Force Bombs Rebel-Held Region Near Turkish Border For Second Day In A Row

This amateur video provided to AP Video shows billowing smoke in the Syrian town of Ras al-Ayn, as seen from the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Syria’s air force bombed a rebel-held region near the border with Turkey for a second day Tuesday, killing at least one…
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West Asia

Mouaz Al-Khatib, Syrian Muslim Cleric, Elected President Of Newly Formed Syrian Opposition Coalition In Doha

In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 file photo, Muslim cleric Mouaz al-Khatib, poses for a photo after he was elected president of the newly formed Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, in Doha, Qatar. While lacking in political experience, Al-Khatib, the 52-year-old preacher-turned-activist is described by Syrians as a…
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South Asia

Pakistani Hindu Devotees Celebrate Diwali Festival By Decorating Their Homes With Lights, Blasting Firecrackers

A Pakistani Hindu girl holds an earthen lamp while decorating an area of her house to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 in Karachi, Pakistan. Hindus across the country are celebrating Diwali, where people decorate their homes with light and set off firecrackers. A Pakistani…
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South East Asia

Number Of Sumatran Tigers Dwindles Rapidly With Fear Of Going Extinct In 21St Century

A Sumatran tiger stands on a tree at a zoo in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. There are only around 250 of the cats left in the wild, compared to about 1,000 in the 1970s, according to the World Wildlife Fund, meaning that the Panthera tigris sumatrae…
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South Asia

Pakistani Paramilitary Vehicle Destroyed By Bomb Planted Roadside In Quetta, Pakistan

A Pakistani soldier stands guard near a damaged paramilitary force’s vehicle at the blast site in Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta, Nov. 13, 2012. At least two people were killed and about ten others injured when a roadside planted bomb hit a paramilitary force’s vehicle in Quetta on Tuesday afternoon,…
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West Asia

Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Confont Police By Hurling Petrol Bombs In Muharraq, Bahrain

Riot police seize a crate of petrol bombs prepared by Bahraini anti-government protesters after dispersing participants in a mourning procession for a teenager whose death the opposition blames on police in Muharraq, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. A masked Bahraini anti-government protester carrying petrol bombs confronts riot police firing…
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Seoul seeks smoking ban in all public facilities

Smoking may be banned in all restaurants and public facilities in the nation’s capital by 2020, as Seoul City seeks to make the metropolis smoke-free. The city government said Monday that it will seek to ban smoking at all indoor public facilities in an effort to reduce the smoking rate…
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