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West Asia
Egyptian Journalists Tape Their Mouth In Demonstration Against Draft Constitution
Egyptian journalists tape their mouths and raise their pens during a demonstration against the draft constitution in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Egypt’s opposition called Sunday for an investigation into allegations of vote fraud in the referendum on a deeply divisive Islamist-backed constitution after the Muslim Brotherhood, the main…
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West Asia
Afghan National Army Practice House Searching During Training In Kabul
In this Friday, April 23, 2010 file photo, Afghan National Army recruits practice a house clearing during training exercise in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. soldiers serving in one of southern Afghanistan’s most violent areas say they are successfully training the Afghans to secure their country and their progress so far will…
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West Asia
People Rally In Jerusalem In Solidarty With A Palestinian Prisoner On Hunger Strike
People hold up banners and portrait of Samer Issawi, during a solidarity sit-in outside the Red Cross offices in Jerusalem, on Dec. 23, 2012. Protesters Sunday demonstrated in solidarity with Samer Issawi, a Palestinian prisoner held in an Israeli jail and on hunger strike since August 1. <Xinhua/Muammar Awad>
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West Asia
Syrians Remove Bodies Of Those Killed By Gov’t Airstrike Near Hama
This image taken from the Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians removing the bodies of those killed after a government airstrike hit the Hama Suburb of Halfaya, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. A government airstrike on a rebel-held…
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West Asia
A Muslim Iranian Decorates Christmas Tree At His Shop In Christian Neighborhood In Tehran
Iranian Muslim Morteza Aghamohseni decorates an artificial Christmas tree, in his shop, selling Christmas items in a Christian neighborhood in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Iran’s constitution gives protected status to Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians, but many religious minorities sense growing pressures from the Islamic state. Iran has claimed…
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West Asia
Syrian Refugees Cross Border Illegally To Turkey To Avoid Gov’t Airstrike
A Syrian refugee, crosses illegally to Turkey on the border fence, in Cilvegozu, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. Syrian refugees, who fled their home in Idlib due to a government airstrike, look out of a vehicle’s window just after crossing the border from Syria to Turkey, in Cilvegozu, Turkey, Thursday,…
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West Asia
Jerusalem, Known For Holy Sites, Is Also A Tourist Attraction Having Impossible Beauty
This Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 photo shows the Western Wall and golden Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old City. Jerusalem is best known for its multitude of holy sites, and its most famous shrines can be visited for free. But beyond its earthly past, Jerusalem has an impossible beauty…
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West Asia
A Church In West Bank Of Bethlehem Prepare For Coming Christmas
A nun touches a wooden sculpture of the baby Jesus after a ceremony in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday Dec. 20, 2012. The baby Jesus is made from handmade olive wood with the length of 2.5 meters (8.2 feet). A woman places her fingers into crucifix-shaped holes in…
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West Asia
People Buy Something To Eat For The Longest Night Of Iranian Calendar At Bazaar In Tehran
People shop for Yalda Night, the longest night of the Iranian calendar year, at Tehran’s old main bazaar in downtown Tehran, Iran, Dec. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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South Asia
Syria Beats Iraq 1-0 In Final Of WAFF Championship Held In Kuwait City
Hamid Mido (Bottom) of Syria vies with Waleed al Lami of Iraq during the 7th WAFF (West Asian Football Federation) Championship 2012 Final Football match between Syria and Iraq in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Dec. 20, 2012. Syria won the match 1-0. Players of Syria celebrate scoring against Iraq during…
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