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    Saudi Arabia on 25 January 2012

    Saudi Arabia on 25 January 2012 <Arab News> : GCC pulls out of Syria mission

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    Lebanon on 25 January 2012

    Lebanon on 25 January 2012 <The Daily Star> : Why are Lebanon’s houses crumbling?  

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    “We Won’t Accept AL’s Plans”

    Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem speaks during the press conference held in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 24, 2012. Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem said Tuesday the Arab League’s (AL) new plan poses flagrant intervention in Syria’s affairs, adding that the Arabs knew that “we wouldn’t accept it.” <Photo:…

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    “Release Dr. Dweik”

    Palestinians holding banners and pictures attend a protest calling for the Release of Hamas lawmaker, Aziz Dweik, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Jan. 23, 2012. Israel arrested the speaker of the Palestinian parliament Aziz al-Dewik, early this week at a checkpoint in the West Bank. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi…

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    EU, Further Sanctions to Iran

    Photo taken on Jan. 23, 2012 shows Iranian Central Bank’s building in northern Tehran, capital of Iran. The European Union (EU) on Monday imposed further sanctions against Iranian oil exports and central bank, a move aimed to ramp up pressure over the country’s much disputed nuclear program.  <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>…

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    First Snow, Funny Couple

    An Iranian man throws snowball to his friend at Jamshidieh Park in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 21, 2012. The first snowfall in 2012 hit Tehran on Saturday. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia

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    UAE on 20 January 2012

    UAE on 20 January 2012 <Emirates 247>: UAE nationals advised not to marry foreign women

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    Syria on 20 January 2012

    Syria on 20 January 2012 <Syria Today>: Russia and China reject military intervention in Syria

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    Yemen on 19 January 2012

    Yemen on 19 January 2012 <Yemen News Agency>: Germany grants $31 mln to support WFP programmes in Yemen

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    Israel Fires Gaza, 2 Palestinians Dead

    Relatives of Mohamed Abu Awda, mourn over his body during his funeral in northern Gaza on Jan. 18, 2012. Israeli bombing killed two Palestinians in northeast Gaza Strip Wednesday, witnesses and security sources said. <Photo: Xinhua/Wissam Nassar>  news@theasian.asia   ···

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