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Jerusalem Holds 1st ‘Ice Festival’
Israeli groom Moshe and his bride Shelit pose for wedding pictures at the site of the upcoming First Ice Festival in Jerusalem on March 5, 2012. A 1,500-square-meter arena was carried from Belgium for the ice festival, which will be held from March 6 to April 30. 35 Chinese artists…
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Iran on 5 Mar 2012
Iran on 5 Mar 2012 <Tehran Times>: Delhi keen to increase economic cooperation with Iran: Indian minister
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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
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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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