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West Asia
Syrian City Of al-Qalmoun Under Attack By Helicopter
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, purports to show a helicopter gunship flying a bombing run in al-Qalmoun, Syria. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Syria Declares No Use Of Chemical Weapon Against Syrians
Jihad Makdissi, the Syrian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria on July 23, 2012. Syrian foreign ministry spokesman said Monday chemical or germ weapons would never be used in any inner fight or against Syrian people amid the current crisis, “no matter how this crisis…
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Israel: Obama would visit Israel in 2nd term, says adviser
Major news in <The Jerusalem Post> : Obama would visit Israel in 2nd term, says adviser. WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama is expected to visit Israel during his second term, should he be reelected, according to a former US defense official now helping the president’s campaign. Colin Kahl, former deputy assistant…
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Fireball From Explosion Erupts In Homs
This citizen journalism image provided by Shaam News Network SNN, taken on Sunday, July 22, 2012, purports to show a fireball in Homs, Syria. <AP Photo/Shaam News Network, SNN> news@theasian.asia
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Syria: Syria hints at use of chemical weapons
Top News in <Aljazeera>: Syria hints at use of chemical weapons Syria has said it will not use chemical and biological weapons against Syrians but would use them against foreign “aggression”. At a news conference in Damascus on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said that Syria was in “self…
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Syrian Girls Participate In Demonstration
In this combo citizen journalism image made of six photos taken on Monday, July 16, 2012 and provided by Edlib News Network ENN, Syrian girls attend a demonstration in Kfarnebel, Idlib province, northern Syria. Arabic writing on their foreheads, from top left to bottom right reads, “Latakia, greetings, freedom Homs,…
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Iraqi People Escape From Syria
Iraqi refugees board a plane at Damascus airport in Syria, Sunday, July 22, 2012. Iraq flew hundreds of its citizens out of Damascus to escape the civil war in Syria. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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Heatwave Attracts Iranian Kids To Fountain
Iranian children cool off at a fountain in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2012. A heatwave with the temperature of over 36 degrees Celsius swept the city. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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al-Freij Appointed New Syrian Defense Minister
Fahad Jassim al-Freij (L) is sworn in as Syria’s new defense minister by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, capital of Syria, on July 19, 2012. Syria appointed General Fahad Jassim al-Freij on as the country’s new defense minister on Wednesday after his predecessor got killed in a suicide bombing…
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Israel: Iran Is behind Suicide Attack In Bulgaria
A damaged bus is transported out of Burgas airport, Bulgaria, Thursday, July 19, 2012 a day after a deadly suicide attack on a bus full of Israeli vacationers. A daytime bombing that killed eight people and injured dozens on a bus full of Israeli tourists was most likely a suicide…
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