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West Asia
Italian PM Welcomed By Afghan President Upon His Arrival At Presidential Palace In Kabul
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, welcomes Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti after his arrival at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012. Italy’s prime minister has pledged not to abandon Afghanistan in 2014, saying his country will “transform” its support but not leave altogether as foreign troops…
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Syrians In Exile In Turkey Form National Council To Rule Syrian Areas Under Their Control
Mohammad al-Haj Ali (R), defected general from Syrian government army, addresses a press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Oct. 31, 2012. More than 200 members of Syrian opposition groups issued a declaration Wednesday in Istanbul, promising “a general assembly” to rule the areas of Syria under their control. 121101) — ISTANBUL,…
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[Nuclear Symposium] The Fear of Nuclear Power
It’s hard for me to say a definite opinion about using nuclear power in the middle east. Especially since most of them have plenty of sources like “Oil water, natural gas”, but Jordan suffers from lack of these resources. This lack in sources of nature, comes with the pettiness of…
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[Nuclear Symposium] The dilemma of Nuclear power
Nuclear power and its usage have been a never-ending dilemma since its beginnings. Nuclear power is the usage of nuclear fission to produce electricity, power, and mass-destruction weapons. As you can see it can be used in utmost good or complete evil, it’s as they say “a double-edged weapon”, something…
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[Nuclear Symposium] The Future of Nuclear Energy in Middle East
On June 27, 1954, the USSR’s Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant became the world’s first nuclear power plant to generate electricity for a power grid, and produced around 5 megawatts of electric power. 2 years later the world witnessed the first large-scale nuclear power station opened at Calder Hall in Cumbria,…
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[Nuclear Symposium] The peaceful use of nuclear energy
Since his existence, the human being is always searching for the means to improve his subsistence and to ensure his survival and cope with nature. Among the important discoveries reached by the human mind and modern science, is the discovery of nuclear energy, as an essential need, which has opened…
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West Asia
Bahraini Anti-Gov’t Protesters Form Solidarity With Doctors Arrested For Treating Injured Protesters
Bahraini anti-government protesters move in the shadows, waving national flags during a march in solidarity with Bahraini jailed doctors in Sitra, Bahrain, on Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012. Pictures of political prisoners are seen on the wall at left. Bahrain police arrested doctors who treated injured anti-government protesters who clashed with…
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Many Poor Families Still Make Do With Only Bread For All Three Meals In Iraq
Children ride a donkey cart in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Shamaiyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. An Iraqi woman distributes bread as a lunch meal for her family in Baghdad’s eastern suburb of Shamaiyah, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Many poor families eat only bread for all three meals in…
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[Nuclear Symposium] No safe guaranteed in using nuclear power no matter how peaceful it may be
At the time the Gulf States were racing to get the Western satisfaction on using the nuclear power in peaceful ways, and make use of the stack of oil wealth in running the European and American economy, the disaster of Japan came as a bomb blowing away the Gulf ambitions…
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West Asia
Even Kalashnikov Poses No Threat On Cat Sleeping At Security Check Point In Gaza City
A cat sleeps next a Kalashnikov weapon on a Hamas security check point in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=Bernat Armangue>
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