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West Asia
Major news in Turkey on July 2: Ankara insists Syria shot jet in int’l waters
Major news in <Hurriyet Daily News>: Ankara insists Syria shot jet in int’l waters PM Erdoğan and the military reject claims that Syria shot down a Turkish jet over Syrian waters, challenging a new report by a US daily The Wall Street Journal is engaged in biased journalism and is…
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Major news in Iraq on July 2: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts
Major news in <Aswat al-Iraq>: Deputy premier holds talks with Azerbaijani counterparts Deputy Prime Minister Rouz Nouri Shawis discussed on Friday with his Azerbaijani counterpart ways of boosting bilateral ties, according to a statement of his office. “Shawis met the Azerbaijani official on Friday in Baku, where he takes part…
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Dozens Killed During Funeral Procession in Syria
This image made from amateur video released by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and accessed Saturday, June 30, 2012, purports to show a Syrian helping a man near dead bodies on the ground after an explosion in Zamalka near Damascus, Syria. In the latest episode, activists said dozens of…
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Bloodiest Violence in Syria Continues
In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Friday, June 29, 2012, a Syrian girl chants slogans during a demonstration in Idlib, north Syria. Syria’s main opposition group said nearly 800 people have been killed in violence across the country in the…
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EU Oil Embargo on IranTakes Into Effect
File photo taken on Dec. 29, 2010 shows a view of Abadan refinery, the largest one in Iran, in southwestern Iranian city of Abadan. Iran’s Oil Ministry said Sunday the Islamic republic is fully ready to confront the West’s sanctions on the country’s oil industry, as EU oil embargo on…
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Civil Unrest in Bahrain
Protestors clash with riot police following an anti-government demonstration in Sitra, Bahrain, June 28, 2012. Protestors have marched in the streets daily since authorities turned down the request submitted by a Bahraini political association to stage a rally in the area. A protestor holds home-made burning bombs during clashes with…
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Major news in Syria : 3 Injuries in Terrorist Blast inside the Parking of Justice Palace in Damascus
Major news in <SANA>: Three Injuries in Terrorist Blast inside the Parking of Justice Palace in the Center of Damascus A terrorist blast hit the parking of Justice Palace in the Center of Damascus at al-Marjeh area. SANA reporter said that the terrorist blast left behind three injuries and…
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Major news in Kuwait on June 29: Ambassador to S.Korea meets Premier
Major news in <Kuwait News Agency>: Ambassador to S.Korea meets Premier Kuwaiti Ambassador to South Korea Muteb Al-Mutoteh met with the South Korea Premier Kim Hwang-Sik among a host of ambassadors from Arab countries, and gave a speech on their behalf as Acting Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps in…
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Holocaust Survivors Pageant Held
Holocaust survivors participate in a beauty pageant, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Fourteen women who lived through the horrors of World War II paraded on stage Thursday night in an unusual pageant, vying for the honor of being Israel’s first “Miss Holocaust Survivor.” <AP/Newsis>…
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Syrian President Bashar Assad And His Wife
In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife, Asma Assad, listen to explanations as they visit a technology plant in Tunis. An article in Vogue in March, 2011, published just as protests began, hailed the 36-year-old, university educated Asma Assad as a “Rose in…
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