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Major news in UAE: Indian hangs himself after getting job termination letter in UAE
Top news in <Emirates 24/7>: Indian hangs himself after getting job termination letter in UAE One more Indian has committed suicide in the UAE, raising the number of people who ended their lives due to psychological and financial problems. Shyam Kumar, 47 from Kallampalam near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, allegedly ended his…
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Israeli Apartments Built On Palestinian Land Ordered To Remove
A view of the Jewish Ulpana enclave in the West Bank settlement of Beit El near Ramallah, is seen Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered five apartment buildings in the outpost to be removed by July 1 after determining they were built on private Palestinian land. Four…
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Major news in Jordan on June 14: Fuel price hike no surprise, but ill-timed – consumers
Top news in <The Jordan Times>: Fuel price hike no surprise, but ill-timed – consumers For some motorists, the timing of the government’s Tuesday night decision to raise the price of 90-octane gasoline was “inappropriate” and the new price is way “too high”. Near midnight on Tuesday, the Cabinet announced…
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Major news in Yemen on June 14: France advocates security council resolution 2051
Top news in <Yemen News Agency>: France advocates security council resolution 2051 France welcomed Wednesday the UN Security Council’s resolution 2051 which reaffirmed the importance of implementing the Gulf initiative to address Yemen’s crisis. In a press conference held Wednesday, Spokesman at the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs…
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Free Syrian Fighters Take A Break In Lull Of Combat
Free Syrian Army fighters swim in a pool on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Free Syrian Army fighters sit in a house on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, June 12, 2012. On Tuesday, Syrian forces pelted the eastern city of Deir el-Zour with mortars as anti-government…
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Major news in Saudi Arabia on June 13: King Abdullah, King Hamad discuss cooperation
Top news in <Saudi Gazette> : King Abdullah, King Hamad discuss cooperation King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain discuss aspects of cooperation between the two countries during a meeting in Jeddah Monday. The two leaders also reviewed the Gulf Cooperation Council…
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Major news in Lebanon on June 13: “Syria in state of civil war”: UN
Top news in <The Daily Star> : Syria in state of civil war: U.N. After months of cautiously avoiding the term, a senior U.N. official Tuesday became the first to characterize Syria as in a state of civil war. The admission came as U.N. observers reported they were fired upon as they…
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Sunbather Floats on the Surface of Dead Sea
A sunbather floats on the Dead Sea in Israeli Dead Sea Hotels area on June 11, 2012. Israel’s Tourism Ministry announced Monday that 1.4 million visitors arrived in the months from January to May, 2012, 6 percent more than the same period of 2011 and 4 percent more than that…
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Major news in Qatar on June 12: UN observers confirm Syria aerial attacks
Top news in <Al Jazeera>: UN observers confirm Syria aerial attacks Monitors and joint envoy Annan cite increasing use of helicopter gunships, mortars and tanks against opposition areas. United Nations monitors have said Syrian helicopters fired on rebel strongholds north of Homs and that many women and children are trapped…
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Major news in Israel on June 12 : ‘Iran agrees to discuss proposal on curbing enrichment’
Top news in <Jerusalem Post>: ‘Iran agrees to discuss proposal on curbing enrichment’ Ahead of Moscow talks, EU officials say Iranian chief negotiator Jalili agrees to discuss proposal by which Tehran would stop production of 20% enriched uranium, close underground nuclear facility. European Union officials said on Monday that Iran…
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