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East Asia
Yemeni PM And Chinese Amb. To Yemen Attend Ceremony To Inaugurate National Library Project In Sanaa
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Salem Basindwa (R) and Chinese Ambassador to Yemen Chang Hua (L) attend the inauguration ceremony of the National Library Project in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 6, 2013. Yemeni Prime Minister Mohamed Salem Basindwa (2nd R) attend the inauguration ceremony of the National Library Project in Sanaa,…
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West Asia
An Afghan Woman Weaves A Carpet, Traditional Craft In The Country
An Afghan girl work at a carpet weaving home in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2013. As a traditional crafts, the carpet industry has created thousands of job opportunities for locals across the country. Afghan women work at a carpet weaving home in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2013. <Xinhua/Maryam…
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West Asia
Egyptians Walking In A Street Seen Reflected In Mirrors Of Furniture Displayed On Sale In Cairo
Egyptians walking in a street are reflected in mirrors displayed for sale outside a furniture shop in Cairo, Egypt. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. <AP/NEWSis>
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West Asia
Palestinians Work At Construction Site In Gaza Strip Under Israeli Permission For The First Time Since 2007
Palestinians work at a construction site in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 3, 2013. Israel allowed the entry of gravels into the Gaza Strip on Dec. 30, 2012 for the first time since it imposed a tight blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory in 2007. A Palestinian works…
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West Asia
Missile Hits A House In Aleppo, Syria, Where Escalating Violence Claims A Growing Number Of Casualties
A man shout after a missile hits in a house in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. The fighting is part of the escalating violence in a Syrian civil war that the United Nations estimates has killed more than 60,000 people since the revolt against President Bashar Assad began in…
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West Asia
Shiite Pilgrims March To Karbala Near Baghdad To Remember 7th Century Martyrdom Of Imam Hussein
Shiite pilgrims march to Karbala for Arbaeen, in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 3 , 2013. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson. <AP Photo/Nabil…
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West Asia
20 Taliban Prisoners Released By Effort Of Afghan Peace Council In Charge Of Brokering Peace With Taliban
Former Taliban prisoners attend a ceremony in Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan, on Jan. 3, 2013. A total of 20 Taliban prisoners were released from Bagram Prison, formerly controlled by the U.S. forces in the country. Their release was secured in the mediation of Afghan High Peace Council, a committee…
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West Asia
Turkey’s Former Chief Of Staff Under Questioning Over His Role In Toppling Former Gov’t In 1997
Turks wave national flags and his posters as Ismail Hakki Karadayi, Turkey’s former Chief of Staff, arrives at a courthouse in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. A prosecutor on Thursday began questioning Karadayi over his role in the ousting of an Islamic-led coalition government in 1997. Police escorted Karadayi,…
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West Asia
Libya’s Prime Minister Has A Joint Press Conference In Tripoli
Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a joint press conference in Tripoli, Libya, on. Jan. 3, 2013. Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) speaks during a joint press conference in Tripoli, Libya, on. Jan. 3, 2013. <Xinhua/Hamza Turkia>
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West Asia
A Woman Watch Graffiti Of Military Officers Disappeared In 1994 During The Rule Of Former Yemeni President
A Yemeni woman looks at graffiti of military officers who disappeared in 1994 on a wall as artists call it a “Walls Memory” campaign in Sanna, Yemen, Jan. 3, 2013. Yemen’s authorities have set up a commission to investigate on tens of political leaders and activists who disappeared during the…
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