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West Asia
Israel Continues To Make Air, Ground Attacks On Gaza Strip, Raising Palestinian Death Toll To 96
Israelis soldiers take part in a manoeuvre near the Israel-Gaza border on Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli ground troops continue to gather near the Israel-Gaza border on Monday. <Xinhua/Jini> Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Israeli aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza…
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West Asia
Ban Ki-moon Visits Yemen To Mark First Anniversary Of Power Transfer Deal That Ended Its Internal Conflict
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, speaks during a meeting at presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Ban Ki-moon told reporters that the United nations, the international community and the U.N. Security Council will support Yemen in the transitional period leading to the 2014 presidential and…
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West Asia
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Moves Around Arabic Nations To Achieve Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza Strip
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 19, 2012. Ban Ki-moon arrived Monday evening in Cairo for a two-day visit to push for an early ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, official MENA news agency reported.…
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West Asia
Syrian civil war
Syria now has a new government-in-exile that allegedly unites all the groups seeking the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad’s murderous regime. But if this is the best that they can do, Assad will still be in power next year, and perhaps for a long time afterwards. It took a week…
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East Asia
Oman invites Korea for abalone farming
Oman is well known for its flourishing oil and gas industries. Perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, it also has an expanding abalone market, and the Omani government is currently investing in farming of the mollusc along its 1,700-kilometer long coastline. The interest was clearly expressed last week by an Omani delegation visiting…
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West Asia
Egyptians Get Angry At Train Crash That Killed 49 People Most Of Them Children In Assiut, Southern Egypt
Egyptians confront authorities who arrived at the scene of a train crash that killed at least 49 people, most of them children between 4 and 6 years old near Assiut in southern Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012. Egyptians gather at the site of a train crash that killed at least…
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West Asia
Barak, Israeli Defense Chief, With U.S. Ambassador In Front Of Iron Dome Designed To Intercept Rocket, Artillery Attacks
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, shakes hands with US ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro after speaking to journalists in front of a military Iron Dome defense missile system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, near the costal city of Tel Aviv, Sunday, Nov. 18,…
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West Asia
Israel Boasts Of Accuracy Of its Iron Dome System Amid Mounting Confrontation With Palestinians In Gaza Strip
An Israeli man riding a horse takes a tour around the Iron Dome defense missile system near Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 18, 2012. Out of 300 attempted interceptions conducted by Iron Dome, about 90 percent succeeded, said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak Sunday. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun> Smoke rises after an Israeli…
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South East Asia
People In Muslim Countries Stage Rally Against Israeli Military Operation In Gaza Strip
Pro-Palestinian protesters shout slogans during a rally against Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Nov. 18, 2012. The death toll of Palestinians due to Israel’s airstrikes had climbed to 60, half of whom were children, women and old men, and that more than 500 were wounded…
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West Asia
International Istanbul Book Fair Opens In Istanbul With More Than 600 Exhibitors From 30 Countries Attending
A Turkish exhibitor sells books during the 31st International Istanbul Book Fair in Istanbul on Nov. 17, 2012. With the theme of “My Childhood Is My Homeland – Children’s and Youth Literature”, the 31st International Istanbul Book Fair kicked off on Saterday, attracting more than 600 exhibitors from 30 countries…
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