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West Asia
An Iranian boy with face painting visits 26th Tehran Book Fair
An Iranian boy with a painting on his face visits the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2013. More than 2,500 Iranian and 1,600 foreign companies from 77 countries attended the 11-day book fair. A man browses books at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in…
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South East Asia
Indonesian dancers perform during 10th Gading Nite Carnival in Jakarta
Indonesian dancers perform during the 10th Gading Nite Carnival in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 9, 2013. More than 500 people paraded with extravagant costumes during the carnival as part of the Jakarta Fashion and Food Festival. <Xinhua/Zulkarnain>
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East Asia
The 23rd China Int’l Bicycle and Motor Fair held in Shanghai
A visitor tries a bike in the exhibition hall in Shanghai, east China, May 6, 2013. The 23rd China International Bicycle & Motor Fair opened here on Monday, attracting over 1,300 companies with their lateast products for display. A visitor looks at new bikes at the exhibition hall in Shanghai,…
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West Asia
Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes displayed at National Museum
Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes are displayed at the National Museum of Yemen in Sanaa, on May 5, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑭
[21] For the first time Emad comes near Viola’s villa where she instructed the guards to let him into a room on the ground floor. A guard told her Emad was not alone, which she didn’t object to. Emad and his uncle entered a room which they felt looked like…
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Central Asia
A Russian woman lays flowers during Victory Day memorial ceremony
An Orthodox priest walks past an honor guard soldier holding a Soviet era army flag depicting Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin during a wreath laying ceremony at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery, the memorial to more than 1 million people who perished, mostly from hunger, at the 1941-1944 Nazis’ 900-day siege of Leningrad,…
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East Asia
Chinese performers dance at traditional Qishan Cultural Festival
Performers dance in a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the Qishan scenic spot in Linqu County, east China’s Shandong Province, May 7, 2013. Performers attend a traditional ceremony praying for peace and prosperity during the first Qishan Cultural Festival in the…
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West Asia
The AsiaN’s Arabic version marks six-month anniversary with success
Six months ago, it was just a dream to start a new version of The AsiaN addressed to readers in more than 20 countries whom their mother tongue is Arabic. Today, with more than 2000 articles submitted, attached by 3000 plus photos uploaded, sent from more than 100 contributors, of…
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South Asia
Indian pilgrims pass holy flag in commermoration of saint Chishti
Pilgrims pass on a holy flag during the flag hoisting ceremony ahead of the annual festival marking the anniversary of the death of the religious saint Moinuddin Chishti, in Ajmer, India, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The traditional Urs and Sufi festival attracts some thousands of devotees to commemorate the 13th…
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West Asia
Egyptian kids enjoy traditional spring holiday ‘Sham el-Nessim’
Two Egyptian kids show their face paintings during the traditional “Sham el-Nessim celebrations” in Giza zoo in Cairo, Egypt, May 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Qin Haishi> Egyptian families celebrate the traditional national spring holiday of Sham el-Nessim (Smelling of the Zephyr) by picnicking and eating traditional food in a local park in…
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