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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
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Israel on 28 February 2012
Israel on 28 February 2012 <The Jerusalem Post> : “Amnesty: Iran executions up four-fold in 2011” news@theasian.asia
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89.4% of Syrian Voters Agree Constitution Amendment
Syria’s Interior Minister Mohammad Chaar attends the press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 27, 2012. Chaar said Sunday that a total of 8,376,447 citizens, or 57.4 percent of eligible voters, voted in the referendum on the new draft constitution, with 7,490,319 (89.4 percent) agreeing to it and 753,208 (9…
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An Iranian Film Grasps ‘1st Oscar’
A man looks at a poster of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi placed in the window of a bookstore in central Tehran, Iran, Feb. 27, 2012, to congratulate the country’s first Oscar win by “A Separation”. “A Separation”, directed by Asghar Farhadi, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at…
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Iran on 27 February 2012
Iran on 27 February 2012 <Tehran Times> : “Syria holds referendum on new constitution” news@theasian.asia
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