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West Asia
Iran Succeeds In Sending Monkey Into Space Prior To Its Manned Space Flight
In this undated image taken from AP Television, scientists in Iran surround a monkey ahead of a space launch. Iran said it had successfully sent the monkey into space on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, describing the launch as another step toward Tehran’s goal of a manned space flight. According to…
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Egyptians Attend Funeral For Victims Of Violence In Port Said That Left 44 Dead
Egyptians attend the funeral of several Sunday victims of ongoing violence in Port Said, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. The worst violence in Egypt this past weekend was in the Mediterranean coastal city of Port Said, where at least 44 people died in two days of clashes. The unrest was…
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Egyptian Policemen March During Funeral For Their Colleagues Killed In Port Said Violence
Egyptian policemen and relatives of two policemen killed in the Port Said violence pray in front of their coffins covered by Egyptian flags during a military funeral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. As the situation in Port Said spiraled out of control Saturday, police disappeared from the city’s…
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West Asia
“Keep well the fake vote boxes for next use”
President Morsi, after the fake voting of the referendum, is asking his Muslim Brotherhood member to keep the full boxes with their votes for the next elections.
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Trip to Bulgar following the footsteps of Ahmad bin Fadhlan who first taught Islam in the land
In front of the White Mosque in the village of Bulgar on the River Volga, Tatar girls dressed in sky-blue clothes were waiting for us, making traditional eurhythmic movements. Historical clothes, vast expanse, severe cold and different faces returned me more than a thousand years back, as if they were…
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Afghan Men Make Traditional Sweet AT A Factory In Nangarhar Province
An Afghan man works at a traditional sweet factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, on Jan. 24, 2013. Afghan men make traditional sweet at a factory in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, on Jan. 24, 2013. <Xinhua/Tahir Safi>
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A Convicted Thief Gets Punishment Of Having His Three Fingers Amputated At A Public Square In Shiraz, Iran
Authorities carry out the court-ordered amputation of the fingers of a convicted thief in a public square in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. The 29-year-old man was convicted for being part of a 10-member gang that carried out burglaries in the city and on charges…
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16-Year Old Palestinian Girl Becomes Fisherwoman In Succession To Her Father Who Became Disabled
Palestinian fisherwoman Madeline Kolab repairs her fishing net on the sea beach in Gaza City, on Jan. 23, 2013. Sixteen-year-old Madeline Kolab is a fisherwoman. Her father, a veteran fisherman, became disabled, and therefore, she quit school after the ninth grade to take the job. “I don’t care about what…
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Gather For Traditional Jewish Wedding In Beit Shemesh, Near Jerusalem
In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 photo, Ultra-Orthodox Jewish bride, granddaughter of Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, arrives for her wedding ceremony in the Israeli town of Beit Shemesh, near Jerusalem, Israel. In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 photo, Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for traditional Jewish wedding of…
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Pro-Gov’t Syrians Attend Funeral For Those Killed In A Car Bomb Explosion That Killed 42 People
In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians take part in a funeral procession for those killed in a car bomb explosion at a headquarters of a pro-government militia late Monday in the central town of Salamiya in Hama province, Syria. The…
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