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West Asia
Afghan Women At Refugee Camp Receive Winter Relief Goods
Afghan displaced women stand in line to receive fire wood provided by a German run charity organization at a refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. A German run charity organization, known as Johanniter, distributed winter relief assistance to some 279 internally displaced families in Kabul. An Afghan…
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East Asia
Turkish Satellite Succesfully Launched At Jiuquan Rocket Center In China
A Long March carrier rocket carrying Turkish earth observation satellite GK-2 blasts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China’s Gansu Province, early on Dec. 19, 2012. China successfully sent the satellite GK-2 into orbit with a Long March carrier rocket on Wednesday. <Xinhua/Zhang…
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West Asia
An Egyptian Soldier Stands Guard Amid Opposition Rally To Protest Against Constitution Referendum
A republican guards soldier stands guard at the presidential palace and anti-Morsi graffiti is seen on the palace’s wall behind him in Cairo, Dec. 18, 2012. Egypt’s opposition staged rallies across the country on Tuesday to protest against the draft constitution referendum, after the country’s Ministry of Justice ordered a probe…
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West Asia
Despite revolutions, much of the problems remain intact in Arab countries
2011 has been a busy year for most Arabic countries, as they witnessed the uprisings of revolutions that were later named “Arab Spring.” Now, it’s been almost two years after the revolution, and it seems that no stability is set yet. In Tunisia, the instability is due to Islamists radical…
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West Asia
What’s the difference from the Mubarak age?
Shooting of 25 January revolution for the 2nd time, as revolutionary forces are marching against Morsi, as they did against Mubarak
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West Asia
Syria National Dialog Conference Opens At Esteghlal Hotel In Tehran
In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, a group of participants of the ‘Syria National Dialog’ conference, sit, prior to the main meeting, at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Just a day after Iran’s foreign minister pledged unwavering support for the embattled Assad, officials in Tehran outlined on Sunday a…
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West Asia
Unbalanced dialogue between people and president
The national dialogue between people (rocket) and presidency (turtle) as there are two directions for dialogue, one is not sufficient (government) and another is very ambitious (people and revolutionary forces).
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East Asia
Kim Jong-un likely to be chosen as TIME’s new “Person of the Year”
2012 seems to be a good year for Kim Jong-un, beside succeeding his late father, Kim Jung-il, in ruling North Korea, he appeared on TIME magazine’s cover before and even been named “sexist man alive” although the later one was a prank done by satirical newspaper “The Onion”, and some…
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West Asia
Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Run Away From Police Chase In Manama
Bahraini anti-government protesters run from riot police, unseen, run in Manama, Bahrain, Monday, Dec.17, 2012. Security forces in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenades to break up protest marchers after calls by anti-government groups to snarl the Gulf nation’s capital with demonstrators. Bahraini human rights activist Sayed Yousef…
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West Asia
Israeli Soldiers Intervene Fighting Between Palestinians And Jewish Settlers In West Bank
An Israeli soldier detains a Palestinian farmer from the northern West Bank village of Madama, on Dec. 17, 2012, in the West Bank, near city of Nablus. Israeli soldiers came to the area to intervene in the fighting which left tree Palestinian and one settler wounded. Armed Israeli settlers from…
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