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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ③
[3] Crossing the doorstep of the Orchard villa on my way out, I looked for the driver who was waiting on the paved road. As he saw me he threw the cigarette but conspicuously perhaps to show me that he did that for my sake. As soon as we sat…
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Palestinians react against demolition of their houses in Beit Hanina, east Jerusalem
Palestinian woman cries while a bulldozer, background, demolishes her family house in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. The municipality says the building was constructed without proper permits and that its structure was not sound. The 33-member family says it was waiting to receive permits.…
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Netanyahu greets members of new Israeli parliament after swearing-in ceremony
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) greets members of the the 19th Knesset, the new Israeli parliament, after their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem, Feb. 5, 2013. Members of the 19th Knesset, the new Israeli parliament, stand as President Shimon Peres arrives to their swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Jerusalem,…
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Egypt’s Coptic Christian Pope laments for being treated as a minority in the country
A clergyman prays during an early morning mass at the historic al-Muharraq Monastery, a centuries-old site some 180 miles (300 kilometers) south of Cairo in the province of Assiut, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Egypt’s Coptic Christian pope sharply criticized the country’s Islamist leadership in an interview with The Associated…
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Yemenis suspected to be al-Qaida members stand on trial at the state security court in Sanaa
Yemeni men suspected to be linked to al-Qaida group stand behind bars as they attend a trial at the state security court in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 5, 2013. The Yemeni security court on Tuesday sentenced three al-Qaida suspects to up to six years in prison for joining al-Qaida network…
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A Jewish Boy Performs Bar Mitzvah Ceremony Giving Him Rights Of A Fully Grown Man
A 13-year-old Jewish boy (C) is surrounded by his family members during his Bar Mitzvah ceremony to be recognized by Jewish tradition as having the same rights as a fully grown man, at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City on Feb. 4, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
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Palestinian And Israeli Schools Teach One-Sidedly About Their Conflict
In this Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 photograph, Palestinian students attend a class in a school in the West Bank city of Ramallah. A U.S.-funded study released Monday said both Israeli and Palestinian school books largely present one-sided narratives of the conflict between the two peoples and tend to ignore the…
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Morsi makes fire of revolution bigger
The title is “The revolution is still on” and it shows president Morsi tries to put the fire of revolution off only to make it bigger “the word revolution is written with fire”
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Louvre Abu Dhabi will open next exhibition on Apr. 22 on Saadiyat Island
Louvre Abu Dhabi will open its next exhibition on 22 April to run through 20 July on Saadiyat Island showcasing important works of art from the Louvre Abu Dhabi permanent collection, some of which have never been seen or revealed before. exhiition by Louvre Abu Dhabi Set to begin on April 22 on…
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Security Checks Get Tough In Tripoli After Call For Demonstration In All Cities Of Libya
A member of Libyan security forces checks a vehicle at a street intersection in Tripoli, Libya, on Feb. 3, 2013 as part of a joint security launched by the Defence and Interior ministries, after the call for a demonstration on February 15 in all the cities of Libya. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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