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West Asia
Morsi meets with defense chief amid fear of military intervention in Egypt
In this Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s powerful military is showing signs of growing impatience with the country’s Islamist leaders, criticizing their policies and issuing thinly-veiled threats that it might…
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West Asia
Turkish PM welcomes his Libyan counterpart in Ankara
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (1st L) holds a welcoming ceremony for his Libyan counterpart Ali Zeidan (2nd L) in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 20, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his Libyan counterpart Ali Zeidan hold a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 20, 2013.…
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South East Asia
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State talks with Cambodian FM over human rights
Cambodian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) shakes hands with visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner during their meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 19, 2013. The United States said on Tuesday that they wanted to see the participation…
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Central Asia
Putin talks with visiting Jordanian King at a residence outside Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and King Abdullah II of Jordan shake hands during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. <AP Photo/Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool> Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and King Abdullah II of Jordan meet in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia,…
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West Asia
Yemeni President welcomes his Palestinian counterpart in Sanaa
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) welcomes visiting Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) in the capital of Sanaa on Feb. 19, 2013, on the latest development of the peace process between the Palestinians with Israelis. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) held talks with visiting Palestinian National Authority…
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South Asia
“Good Time to Invest in Pakistan”
Interview with Pakistani Ambassador Shaukat Ali Mukadam This year marks the 30th anniversary of Korea-Pakistan bilateral relations. In 1968, Korea and Pakistan established diplomatic relations on the consular level and relations on the ambassadorial level in November 1983. In an interview with The AsiaN earlier this month, Ambassador Shaukat Ali…
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West Asia
Israel’s former FM under trial for charges of fraud and breach of trust
Israel’s former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman arrives (2nd R) at a Jerusalem court for the opening hearing of his trial on charges of fraud and breach of trust, Feb. 17, 2013. Lieberman is accused of trying to advance the career of a former diplomat who relayed information to him about…
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West Asia
Leakage case of a former Israeli soldier put military censor under microscope
In this Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, former Israeli soldier Anat Kamm attends a court hearing in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Israel’s military censor, which has long served as the country’s guardian of state secrets, is suddenly under the microscope following a pair of sensitive reports broken by the international media.…
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South Asia
“Sri Lanka Serves as a Gateway to South Asia”
Celebrating 65th Independence Day and 35th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with Korea Despite the cold winter weather and snow and ice scattered throughout the city, perhaps 200~300 friends and guests of the ambassador filled the grand ballroom at the Seoul Millennium Hotel to congratulate Sri Lanka on its 65th Independence…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan’s President talks with his Ukrainian counterpart
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov (L) talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich during their meeting in Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, Feb. 13, 2013. <Xinhua/Lu Jingli>
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