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West Asia
Visitors view armored vehicles in International Defence Industry Fair
Guests cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the 11th International Defence Industry Fair in Istanbul, Turkey, May 7, 2013. The 11th International Defence Industry Fair was opened on Tuesday, with 781 companies from 82 countries and regions attending the four-day fair. Guests talk with each other in front…
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West Asia
An Iranian candidate for presidential election gets media attention
An Iranian candidate checks his documents as he registers for Iran’s 11th presidential election in Tehran, Iran, May 7, 2013. Candidates for Iran’s 11th presidential election, slated for June 14, began to register on May 7. An Iranian candidate is surrounded by media as he arrives to register for Iran’s…
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West Asia
Jordanian and Iranian FMs discuss latest developments in Syria
Jordanian Foreign Minister Naser Judeh (R) and his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi attend a joint press conference in Amman, May 7, 2013. Iranian Foreign Minister will discuss the latest developments in Syria with his Jordanian counterpart and senior officials. <Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh>
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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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West Asia
Car bomb attacks in Baghdad suburb kills dozens of Iraqis
Civilians and security forces personnel gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the Husseiniyah suburb of northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 6, 2013. Two car bombs blew up in a Baghdad suburb, killing and wounding dozens of people, police said, in the deadlier of two attacks Monday…
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East Asia
Chinese Premier Li meets with Palestinian President Abbas
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, May 6, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Weibing>
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West Asia
Palestinian Orthodox Christians take part in Holy Fire ceremony
Palestinian Orthodox Christians take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City early on May 5, 2013. Christians believe Jesus was crucified and buried at the site where the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of…
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A Palestinian refugee girl eats bread in poverty-stricken Gaza Strip
Palestinian Palestinian refugee children play in front of their family house in a poverty-stricken quarter in northern Gaza Strip town Beit Lahiya on April 28, 2013. Reports said that an increasing number of Gazan families are falling further into poverty, with unemployment rates at over 30 percent according to 2012…
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A horse race doping scandal in UAE leads to global ban on steroids
A racehorse trains during a morning session at the Godolphin Club in this file photo dated Wednesday March 23, 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The doping scandal that led to the downfall of Godolphin trainer Mahmood al-Zarooni is now helping fuel a call for an outright ban on anabolic…
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Building future bridge of global peace
The great monk and poet Cho Oh-hyun’s poetry published in Egypt This week I got a message from Cairo, sent by the editor of “Shi’r” magazine, telling me that my translated volume of poetry; entitled Far-Off Saint written by the great monk and poet Mr. Cho Oh-hyun, has been published…
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