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West Asia
Yemenis Clean A Street During National Cleaning Campaign In Sanaa
A Yemeni soldier cleans a steet during a national cleaning campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, on Dec. 12, 2012. The Yemeni government launched the first and biggest ever cleaning campaign in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday. The campaign may allow Yemen to enter the race to break a Guinness World Record…
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Syrian Opposition Forces Recognized As People’s Representative In Meeting
British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R, front) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns (2nd R, Front) attend the meeting of Friends of Syria in Marrakech, Morocco, on Dec. 12, 2012. The meeting of Friends of Syria held here Wednesday recognizes the National Coalition for the Opposition Forces, which…
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Egyptians Living In Jordan Vote For Constitutional Referendum
An Egyptian man who lives in Jordan casts his vote during the referendum for the Egyptian new constitution, at the Egyptian embassy in Amman, Jordan on Dec. 12, 2012. Egyptian expatriates started Wednesday morning casting their votes in the constitutional referendum, official news agency MENA reported. About 589,000 Egyptians are…
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Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt’s national writer true to Islam spirit
Some people described him as a wise man, others called him a motivation, others liked his philosophical works and completely adored him, while others didn’t like him at all; that is the Nobel prize winner Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz. His birthday has come up and it is time that we…
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Iraqi And Palestinian PMs Attend Meeting Of Arab League In Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R front) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (L front) attend an international conference held by Arab League (AL), in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on Dec. 11, 2012. The international conference of solidarity with the Palestinian and Arab prisoners in Israeli jails was launched in…
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Fayoum Art Center invites worldwide artists to attend winter academy 2013
The Fayoum Art Center invites artists from across the world to participate in Fayoum Winter Academy 2013. The artists will work together for six weeks, and receive supervision from instructors that are available during the academy program. Courses include painting, printmaking, sculpture, video and filming, performance and installation art. The…
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Syrians At Refugee Camp Struggle For Blankets Being Distributed In Severe Cold
In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, photo, Syrians who fled their homes struggle to get pillows and blankets distributed at a camp for displaced Syrians, in the village of Atmeh, Syria. This tent camp sheltering some of the hundreds of thousands of Syrians uprooted by the country’s brutal civil war…
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A Palestinian Baths At Turkish Bath Built Some 400 Years Ago In Nablus, West Bank
A Palestinian baths at “Hamam Alshefa”, the traditional Turkish bath in the West Bank city of Nablus, on Dec. 11, 2012. The Turkish bath, built about 400 years ago during the Ottoman rule, opens 24 hours a day and has separate days for men and women. <Xinhua/Ayman Nobani>
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Egyptian PM Confirms Postponement Of His Gov’t’s Negotiation With IMF
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil attends a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 11, 2012. Hisham Qandil confirmed Tuesday that his country’s negotiation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been delayed for one month, due to the country’s current unstable political situation. <Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien>
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