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West Asia
Saudi Arabia: 4.8 million pilgrims perform Umrah
Major news of <Arab News>: 4.8 million pilgrims perform Umrah JEDDAH: About 4.8 million foreign pilgrims, from a total of six million, have performed Umrah this year, according to Haj Minister Bandar Hajar. He made this statement after inspecting services being extended to pilgrims by various government agencies in Makkah.…
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West Asia
Lebanon: Cabinet to resume discussion on election law next week
Major News in <The Daily Star>: Cabinet to resume discussion on election law next week The Cabinet agreed Tuesday to hold a third session next week to resume discussion of a draft electoral law based on a system of proportional representation after failing to reach agreement in two meetings. “The…
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East Asia
[Nigeria Report] Soccer, a vehicle to unite people in Nigeria
Nigeria is a heterogeneous country with about two hundred and fifty (250) ethnic nationalities and speaks about seven hundred and twenty languages (720) although Ibo, Hausa and Yoruba are the dominant three languages that are spoken in Nigeria. Religion wise, Nigeria has an equal Christian and Muslim population. Such complicated…
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East Asia
Cina Menyiksa Aktivis Dengan Alat Kejut Elektrik
HALO! SAYA MEIDYANA RAYANA MELAPORKAN UNTUK THE ASIAN. BERITA BERIKUT MERUPAKAN SALAH SATU BERITA DUNIA YANG DAPAT ANDA AKSES DI SITUS THE ASIAN. HA TAE-KYUNG, PERWAKILAN DARI PARTAI YANG SEDANG BERKUASA DI KOREA SELATAN, SAENURI, MENGUNGKAPKAN BAHWA KIM YOUNG-HWAN, TELAH DIBEBASKAN MINGGU LALU SETELAH DITAHAN SELAMA 114 HARI DI PUSAT…
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West Asia
Syrian FM With His Iranian Counterpart In Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi (R) and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moallem hold a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, on July 29, 2012. Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem assured here on Sunday that armed rebels will fail in Syria’s northern Aleppo province. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Indian Train Fire Kills 47, Injures 25 Others
Railway personnel and military officials inspect the site of a burning coach of a passenger train at Nellor nearly 500 kilometers from Hyderabad, India, July 30, 2012. At least 47 people have been charred to death and 25 others sustained burn injuries in a major fire that broke out in…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Fruit Vendor Waits For Customers
A fruit vendor sits between piles of pineapple and watermelon at a traditional fruit market in Kramat Jati of Jakarta, Indonesia, July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Monsoon Rain Brings Refresh For Children In Lahore
A man pushes his auto rickshaw in flooded street after a heavy monsoon rain in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on July 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Sleep May Be The Best Means Of Enduring Fast
Syrian Muslims sleep as they wait for the time to break their fast at at the Umayyad Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Damascus, Syria, July 30, 2021. <Xinhua/Qin Haishi> news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Scenes Of Flood Damages In Anju, A NK City
People walk in the floodwater in Anju in this picture released by KCNA, the official news agency of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on July 30. A 24 hours of torrential rain hit parts of the country since Sunday, sparking fears of further flooding and damage. Floods triggered…
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