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West Asia
Syrian Gov’t Air Strikes Destroy Civilian Homes, Buildings
Syrians look for the bodies two girls thought to be under the rubble of a building hit by a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 Syrians salvage what they can of their belongings from a building that was hit during a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo,…
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Children Can Be Cheerful Even At Refugee Camp
MAFRAQ — Syrian refugee children play at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp in northern Jordandian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, on Aug. 19, 2012. Around 3,000 Syrians take shelters in the desert Zaatari refugee camp that was opened last month to alleviate the humanitarian crisis. <Xinhua=Mohammad Abu Ghosh>…
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West Asia
Kuwait: Travel agencies report hike in reservations after slump
Major News of <Kuwait Times>: Travel agencies report hike in reservations after slump A number of representatives of and workers at travel agencies reported “heavy booking action” for the Eid holidays after the slump during the holy month of Ramadan as Kuwaitis prefer to spend the fasting season at home…
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Lebanon: Fear grips Lebanon after clan warning
Major News of <Gulf News>: Fear grips Lebanon after clan warning A powerful Shiite Muslim clan in Lebanon, Al Meqdad, on Thursday claimed to have abducted more Syrian nationals and vowed further kidnappings in retaliation for the seizure of a family member by rebels in Syria this week, as Syria’s…
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Syria: Ex-Syrian PM, Assad Government ‘Enemy of God’
Major News in <Ammon News>: Ex-Syrian PM, Assad Government ‘Enemy of God’ Former Syrian prime minister Riad Hijab appeared publicly Tuesday for the first time since his defection, calling President Bashar al-Assad’s government an “enemy of God” and saying it is collapsing. In a news conference in Amman, Hijab…
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Yemen: UK to help Yemen to enhance political change
Major News in <Yemen News Agency(SABA)>: UK to help Yemen to enhance political change Director of Yemen office in the UK Department for International Development (DFID) asserted Wednesday the UK government’s keenness to offer all aid required to enhance the underway political change in Yemen. During her meeting with Minister…
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West Asia
Syrian Air Strikes Continue To Pound Civilian Homes
A Syrian man look for survivors under the rubble of destroyed houses after an air strike in the town of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Syrians injured in an air strike that hit their homes evacuate a field hospital after a second air strike…
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Top Leaders Of Islamic Nations Get Together In Mecca
In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, second right, and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, third right, greet delegations upon the opening of an extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,…
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Iranian Scientist Claimed Killed By Israel, U.S., Britain
Rahim Ahmadi Roshan, the father of a slain Iranian scientist, speak to the media in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Families of Iran’s slain nuclear scientists have filed a lawsuit against Israel, the U.S. and Britain accusing them of involvement in the assassination of their loved ones. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Israel: Jerusalem accuses South Africa of boycotting Israel
Major News in <The Jerusalem Post>: Jerusalem accuses South Africa of boycotting Israel Ambassador to South Africa Dov Segev-Steinberg will ask Pretoria for clarifications regarding what is viewed in Jerusalem as nothing less than a South African call for a boycott of Israel, diplomatic sources said on Monday. The sources…
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