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West Asia
Egyptian President Morsi meets with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
This image released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Mohammed Morsi greeting a girl after Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, right, received him at the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday to meet the country’s President Omar al-Bashir.…
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Qatari PM receives China’s special envoy to the Middle East
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim al-Thani (R) meets with Wu Sike, China’s special envoy to the Middle East, in Doha, Qatar, April 3, 2013. <Xinhua>
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West Asia
Syrian anti-government militants inspect weapons in al-Jazeera region
This undated image posted on a militant website purports to show militants in the al-Jazeera region on the Iraqi side of the Syria-Iraq border. Last month, militants inside Iraq killed 48 Syrian government troops who had sought refuge from the war in their country _ an ambush that regional officials…
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Israeli Border Police arrest an Palestinian protester as tensions hightened
Israeli Border Police arrest a First Aid Arab Union Society member during clashes in Jerusalem’s Old City, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Clashes erupted during a protest in support of Maysara Abu Hamdiyeh, 64, who was serving a life sentence for his role in a foiled attempt to bomb a busy…
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A Chinese Navy squad arrives at Algeria as part of escort missions
Li Xiaoyan (L), commander of the 13th Escort Taskforce of the Chinese Navy, shakes hands with Liu Yuhe, Chinese Ambassador to Algeria, at the habour of Algiers, Algeria, on April 2, 2013. The 13th naval escort squad, sent by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, arrived at Algiers of…
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi visits students who suffered food poisoning
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (front R) visits al-Azhar University students who suffered food poisoning at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Apr. 2, 2013. As many as 561 Egyptian students of al-Azhar University have been infected with food poisoning on Apr, 1, with no deaths reported, spokesman for the Ministry of…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Saudi Aribian Prince Khalid Sultan
Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping (R) meets with Prince Khalid Sultan, deputy defense minister of Saudi Arabia, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, April 2, 2013. <Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng>
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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑩
[14] When Hisham left his car and entered the villa with his dogs which only left him at the hobby door, his father was getting ready to go out. He didn’t like the noise that accompanied Hisham : “What’s the matter, Hisham? Are you off today? I can’t stay up…
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Bassem Youssef: Egypt’s iconic satirist
All around the world, there are many satirical programs, whether it’s political or not, with real or made-up events. But in the Arab world, it differs. Political satirical programs are rare. They almost don’t exist. In Tunisia, for example, there was a short program where they show puppets which look…
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Iranian boycott of pistachio praised as a way to leave more nuts for exporting
In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo, an Iranian shopkeeper sells pistachios, at his shop in western Tehran, Iran. Pistachios are Iran’s top non-oil export and provide work for hundreds of thousands of people. Still, Iranian authorities are backing the boycott. They laud it as a way to decrease domestic…
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