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West Asia
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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Turkish Policemen Patrol U.S. Embassy In Ankara Closed After Suicide Bombing Attack
Turkish police officers patrol near the side entrance of the U. S. embassy, closed with a metal gate, two days after a suicide bomber attack, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The suicide bomber who struck the U.S. Embassy in Ankara spent five years in prison on terrorism charges…
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Syrian President Talks With Iran’s Chief Nuclear Negotiator In Damascus
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency, SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Iran’s Chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. <AP Photo/SANA>
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Israelis Visit Multimedia Exhibition Of Van Gogh’s Works In Tel Aviv
Israelis visit the multimedia exhibition of Vincent Van Gogh’s work, “Van Gogh Alive,” in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. <AP Photo/Oded Balilty>
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Yemeni Protesters Ask Gov’t To Provide Medical Service For Those Wounded In 2011 Uprising In Sanaa
A protestor shouts slogans during a demonstration requiring the government to provide medical treatment to protestors who were wounded during the 2011 uprising in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 3, 2013. Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration requiring the government to provide medical treatment to protestors who were wounded during the…
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A Man Carries His Sister Wounded By Gov’t Airstrike On Aleppo, Syria
Syrian man carries his sister who was wounded in a government airstrike hit the neighborhood of Ansari, in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013. The Britain-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which opposes the regime, said government troops bombarded a building in Aleppo’s rebel-held neighborhood of Eastern Ansari…
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West Asia
This kind of dialogue carries no weight
The title is “National Dialogue” in reference to the not so good efforts one by the president to meet a so-called opposition and the ones who agree to meet up with are no opposition at all, acting like children as shown in the picture.
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Hezbollah Opens New Cemetery In Beirut Amid Rising Tension In The Region With Israeli Airstrike On Syria
In this November 12, 2010 file photo, Hezbollah fighters parade during the inauguration of a new cemetery for their fighters who died in fighting against Israel, at the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy…
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Iranians Remember The Day When Late Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Khomeini Returned To Tehran
Iranian soldiers stand guard in Iran’s late Islamic revolution leader Ayatollah Khomeini’ shrine, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 31, 2013, during a ceremony marking the time when Khomeini returned to Tehran, on Jan. 31, 1979 from 14 years of exile in Paris. Iran started Thursday to celebrate the 34th anniversary of…
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