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West Asia
Delegates to the World Social Forum attend a rally to open the meeting in Tunis
Delegates of the World Social Forum take part in a demonstration on the opening day of the forum, in Tunis, Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Tens of thousands of activists from around the globe converged on Tunisia for the World Social Forum, the annual counter-hegemonic meet where opponents of neo-liberalism, free…
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West Asia
An Iranian woman remembers a soldier killed in Iran-Iraq war at cemetery in Mashhad
A grave of a soldier who was killed during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, is seen at the Behesht-e Reza cemetery in Mashhad city, northeastern Iran, March 25, 2013. Iranians visited the cemetery to commemorate soldiers who were killed during the Iran-Iraq war, during the Iranian New Year holidays. A woman…
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West Asia
Morsi’s supporters clash with opponents protesting the arrest of five activists in Cairo
FILE – In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s supporters, background, clash with opponents, foreground, outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s Islamist president makes good on vows of action against opponents, as the top prosecutor issues arrest warrants against five prominent activists and…
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West Asia
Jews collect water at a mountain spring to prepare for celebration of Passover
Ultra-Orthodox Jews collect water to make matza during the Maim Shelanoo ceremony at a mountain spring, in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 24, 2013. The water is used to prepare the traditional unleavened bread for the high holiday of Passover which begins Monday. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Oded Balilty>
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East Asia
Abderrahim El Allam earns fame for winning Manhae Prize
The announcement of Abderrahim El Allam’s being chosen for the Manhae Prize 2013 winner has attracted all the media attention both in his home country Morocco and the whole Arabic region. The news has been covered by major newspapers including Al massae which has the largest circulation in Morocco. Several reports quoted The AsiaN‘s…
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West Asia
UNESCO threatens Old City of Sanaa in Yemen to remove from the list of world heritage sites
Local residents were seen going in and out of the Old City of Sanaa in Yemen, on March 21, 2013. The Old City of Sanaa was declared a world heritage site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1986. But UNESCO has recently threatened to remove…
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West Asia
Thousands of Kurds rally to support their jailed leader who called for immediate cease-fire with Turkey
Some thousands of supporters demonstrate waving various PKK flags and images of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, March 21, 2013, as Ocalan called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from Turkish territory, a major…
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Eman Mosque in Damascus destroyed by a suicide bomber during evening prayers
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, the Eman Mosque is seen destroyed after a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing Sheikh Mohammad Said Ramadan al-Buti, an 84-year-old cleric known to all Syrians as a religious scholar, at the Mazraa district, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, March…
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Obama awarded Presidential Medal of Distinction by his Israeli counterpart in Jerusalem
Israel’s President Shimon Peres (R) shakes hand with U.S. President Barack Obama after presenting him the Presidential Medal of Distinction, Israel’s highest civilian honor, during the official state dinner in Jerusalem, March 21, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Yin Dongxun>
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East Asia
Ban Ki-moon makes it clear to investigate possible use of chemical weapons in Syria
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announces Thursday, March 21, 2013, that the United Nations will investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, at United Nations headquarters. The U.N. chief indicated that the investigation would be broader than the Syrian government’s request for an independent probe of an alleged…
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