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AJA issues statement on Hamas-Israeli fire-fight
Israel and Hamas, the militant group of Palestine, announced the ceasefire on Nov. 22th after 8 days of fighting which left more than 150 victims. However, the cause of tension is still alive. Several journalists were killed by targeted strikes during the fire-fight. The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) issues statement with…
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A noted Arab newspaper reports meeting between Korean and Arab poets in Seoul
In the Arabic Press on 20th. Nov., Sheikh Mohammed Al Abdallah Al Sabah, minister of information in Kuwait, values the step that AJA association for information and literature, made by releasing an Arabic version of their website the AsiaN. Ane the Arabic Press, a noted newspaper in Kuwait, carried a…
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Lebanon Marks 69th Independence Day
Lebanese Army soldiers march in a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from France in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012. Lebanon gained independence from France in 1943. Lebanese police women march during a military parade to mark the 69th anniversary of Lebanon’s independence from…
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Palestinians Celebrate Cease-Fire Agreement Ending Military Conflict In Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), along with his Defense Minister Ehud Barak (R) and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaks during a press brief in Jerusalem on Nov. 21, 2012. Netanyahu announced the end of Operation Pillar of Defense on Wednesday evening, as a ceasefire comes into effect at 21:00…
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Shuttle Diplomacy By Hillary, Ban Yield Cease-Fire Agreement Between Israel And Hamas
In this image made from Egyptian State Television, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, right, shake hands after a joint news conference announcing a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012. Egypt has announced a cease-fire…
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A Cargo Plane Crashes In Sanaa, Yemen, Killing All Of 10 Crew Members
Smoke rises from the site of a plane crash accident in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa on Nov. 21, 2012. A military cargo plane crashed in Sanaa on Wednesday, killing 10 of its crew members onboard the plane. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed> Army and police officers work at the scene of a plane…
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Rampant power failure threatens people’s lives in Egypt
Having a blackout has become something regular and happens almost on a daily basis in Egypt. This crisis originally started at 2010, during Mubarak’s regime and Nazif’s government. The justification back then was that the increase in the electrical load and household-air conditioners, which weakened the power generators. But the…
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Arab League Secretary-General Arrives In Gaza Strip To Forge A Truce In The Region
Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby (C) arrives in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Nov. 20, 2012. Turkey’s foreign minister and a delegation of Arab League traveled to Gaza on a truce mission between Palestine and Israel on Tuesday. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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UN Chief Ban In Jerusalem As Part Of Diplomatic Effort To End Conflict In Gaza Strip
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Jerusalem, on Nov. 20, 2012. <Xinhua/Pool/Jim Hollander> United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, speaks with Israel’s President Shimon Peres during a joint press conference at the President’s residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012. Ban is in…
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