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West Asia
A Bear Enjoys Frozen Food At Zoo In Israel
A Syrian brown bear eats an ice block of frozen fruits, vegetables and fish to cool off from the heat at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, July 12, 2012. Temperatures in Tel Aviv reached as high as 34 Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit). <AP/Ariel Schalit> news@theasian.asia
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Syria Releases Detainees As Goodwill Gesture
Freed detainees are seen upon their release in the Damascus Police Command in Damascus, Syria on 11 July 2012. The Syrian authorities released Tuesday a total of 275 detainees, who had been arrested over involvement with the anti-government movement, in a bid to show a good will to bring an…
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A Growing Number Of Syrian Refugees Arrive In Jordan
Syrians speak to their relatives inside the sport club at King Abdullah Gardens in Al-Rumtha city, Jordan, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Due to the increasing numbers of Syrian refugees, the Jordanian government opened a new camp for the Syrian families at King Abdullah gardens. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Welcome Home From Israeli Prison
Palestinian Mahmoud Sarsak, a former player with the Palestinian national football team, is carried by supporters upon his arrival to his family’s house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, after his release from Israeli prison, Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Israel on Tuesday released Sarsak, a member of the Palestinian national soccer…
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Putin: Syria Has To Talks With Opposition Groups
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian Ambassadors during their meeting in the Foreign Ministry, in Moscow, on Monday, July 9, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the Syrian government and opposition groups should be ?forced? to start a dialogue as Moscow hosted a meeting with opposition leaders. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Kofi Annan In Syria To Hold Peace Talks
UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan (L) shakes hands with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad upon his arrival in Damascus, Syria on July 8, 2012. Kofi Annan arrived in Syrian capital Damascus Sunday apparently to hold talks with Syrian officials regarding his faltering peace plan. <Xinhua/Hazim> news@theasian.asia
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Anti-Assad Protests Spread To Jordan
A Syrian girl lifts the center of a giant revolutionary flag during a protest against Bashar Assad, in front the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, July 5, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Major news in Jordan on July 5: 61 per cent of Jordanian households have computers
Major news in <The Jordan Times>: 61 per cent of Jordanian households have computers Around 61 per cent of Jordanian households have personal computers (PCs) or laptops, with 35 per cent of them connected to the Internet, a study showed Wednesday. The survey, conducted by the Department of Statistics and…
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Syrians Stage Protest Chanting Slogans
This citizen journalism image provided by Kafarsouseh Revolt, taken on Sunday, July 1, 2012 purports to show Syrians chanting slogans during a demonstration in Kafar Souseh, Damascus, Syria. The head of the Arab League called Monday for the fragmented Syrian opposition to unite and said a U.N.-brokered plan for a…
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Major news in Qatar on July 3: Arabs urge Syria opposition to unite
Major news in <The Peninsula>: Arabs urge Syria opposition to unite Qatar with other Arab states and Turkey urged Syria’s divided opposition yesterday to unite and form a credible alternative to the government of President Bashar Al Assad, but rifts swiftly emerged at talks in Cairo. Addressing the conference of…
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