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West Asia
Heavy Snowfalls In Amman, Jordan, Cause Traffic Paralysis
Palestinians inspect the area where two women drowned following flooding in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Jan, 9, 2013. The fiercest storm hit the area in a decade has claimed the lives of two women who drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood unleashed by…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Gets Together With Saudi Amb. To Egypt In Cairo
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador in Egypt Ahmed al-Qattan, in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 9, 2013. <Xinhua/POOL>
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West Asia
Syrian Rebels Free 48 Iranian Hostages In Exchange For More Than 2,000 Prisoners Held By Syrian Gov’t
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, freed Iranian hostages who were captured by the Syrian rebels since August, hold roses as they gather at a hotel, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013. Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000…
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West Asia
Libyan PM Speaks In A Meeting Of Council Of Ministers In Benghazi
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a meeting of the Council of Ministers in the city of Benghazi, Libya, Jan. 9, 2013. Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) speaks during a meeting of the Council of Ministers in the city of Benghazi, Libya, Jan. 9, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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West Asia
Egyptian President, PM Talk With Qatari PM, Two Other Cabinet Ministers In Cairo
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (C) and Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil (4th L) meet with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (2nd L) and Qatari Finance Minister Yousef Kamal (1st L) in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 8, 2013. <Xinhua>
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West Asia
Afghan Children Suffering Poverty Stand Outside A House In Herat Province
Afghan children stand outside a house in Herat province in western Afghanistan on Jan. 8, 2013. An Afghan child sits inside a cart in Herat province in western Afghanistan on Jan. 8, 2013 <Xinhua/Sardar>
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East Asia
Energy myths
Which of the following statements is true? The United States now has a 100-year supply of natural gas, thanks to the miracle of shale gas. By 2017 it will once again be the world’s biggest oil producer. By 2035 it will be entirely “energy-independent,” and free in particular from its…
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West Asia
“Kharabeesh,” a maker of sarcastic cartoons, becomes conspicuous with Arab Spring
After the internet became the source for any scoop and websites like Facebook and Twitter became more into journalism than into socializing. It was only ordinary when cartoons turn into one of the ways to express your opinion, maybe it’s the strongest way. “Kharabeesh” or more accurately “Kharabeesh Toon” became…
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West Asia
Israeli Election Committee Head Explains For Foreign Press On Coming Knesset Elections
Chairman of the Israeli Central Elections Committee Judge Elyakim Rubinstein (C) briefs foreign press in Jerusalem, on Jan. 7, 2013, ahead of the elections for the 19th Knesset (Israeli parliament) held on Jan. 22. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
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West Asia
Heavy Rainstorm In Lebanon Torments Syrian Refugees Who Fled To The Country
A Syrian refugee woman looks outside her tent, at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Syrian refugees worked on reinforcing their tents after they were flooded and some blown away by torrential rains and high…
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