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West Asia
Libyan soldiers parade to celebrate second anniversary of toppling Gaddafi regime
Libyan soldiers demonstrate their skills during a military parade for the second anniversary of a political upheaval that toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi in the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Feb. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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West Asia
A man looks at his house destroyed by a jet crash that left 10 dead in Sanaa
A man inspects his house that was damaged by a crashed plane, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 20, 2013. The Yemeni supreme security commission said the death toll from Tuesday’s fighter jet crash has hit 10, including two children, in a residential area of capital Sanaa, according to a statement…
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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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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ⑤
[7] Near Shamawes, and on the road to Tura, small groups of gypsies live in canvas and tin slums. Nothing shows they are alive except the lean animals grazing near them, some dogs which bark at night and a few she-goats’ bleatings. You see them in the village of Shamawes…
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West Asia
A Palestinian cleans a tunnel flooded by Egypt to block smuggling trade
A Palestinian cleans a tunnel in Rafah, on the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2013 . The Gaza Strip’s Hamas government and local smugglers accused Egypt Tuesday of flooding cross-border tunnels with sewage water in order to halt a thriving smuggling trade that has…
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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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East Asia
Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guests at reception in Tel Aviv
A man dressed up as Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guest during a Chinese New Year reception of Chinese Embassy held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 19, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxu>
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West Asia
Bahraini protesters use petrol bombs in clash with police at a mourning procession
Riot police chase Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes that erupted at a politically charged mourning procession in Daih, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Two Sunni factions in Bahrain say they are suspending participation in talks with Shiite opposition groups because of a spike in violence in the Gulf nation’s…
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