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Turkey on 5 Mar 2012

Turkey on 5 Mar 2012 <Today’s Zaman>: Davutoğlu reaches out to Turkey’s non-Muslim leaders at weekend tour

Iran Holds Parliamentary Election

Iranian former president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani arrives at a polling station to cast his ballot during the parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2012. The Iranian parliamentary elections began on Friday morning with some 48 million eligible voters to choose members of the 290-seat parliament. <Photo: Xinhua/Amir Farhadi> news@theasian.asia

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Russia says not to provide Damascus with military help

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (R) talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 7, 2012. <Photo DB: Xinhua> Russia would not provide military assistance to the Syrian government if Damascus is attacked, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. Russia and Syria signed a…

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UAE on 2 March 2012: Is your phone battery low? Recharge with water

UAE on 2 March 2012 <Gulf News>: Is your phone battery low? Recharge with water news@theasian.asia

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Syria on 2 March 2012

Syria on 2 March 2012 <SANA>: Corpses of US Journalist Marie Colvin, French Journalist Remi Ochlik, and Spanish Journalist Javier Espinosa uncovered at Baba Amro news@theasian.asia

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Daily Life in Iran

Pedestrians carrying local bread walk at Azadi (Freedom) Street in Tehran, capital of Iran, March 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia

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Famous Storytelling Cafe in Syria

70-year-old storyteller Abou shady (2nd R) plays with a child at Al-Nawfara cafe in Damascus, Syria, Feb. 25, 2012. Al-Nawfara, “The Fountain” in Arabic, is a charming cafe next to the eastern gate of the Umayyad Mosque and the entrance of Al-Qaymariya area in Damascus old city. It is one…

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Saudi Arabia on 29 February 2012

Saudi Arabia on 29 February 2012 <Arab News>: HRC demands a clear world message to Syria

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Lebanon Arabia on 29 February 2012

Lebanon Arabia on 29 February 2012 <The Daily Star>: Lebanon dreams as it awaits the big game

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Qatar on 28 February 2012

Qatar on 28 February 2012 <Aljazeera> : “Millions of Indian workers strike for rights” news@theasian.asia