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West Asia
Iranian Nuke Scientist Funeral
People carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, on Jan. 13, 2012. Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan was killed in a car bomb attack in northern Tehran on Wednesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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Ban Ki-moon Visits Lebanon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman in Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 13, 2012. Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beirut on Friday with the aim of discussing a UN-backedp tribunal robing the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister, the unrest in Syria and the attacks on the…
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Iranian President Waves to Equador People
Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa (L) and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greet residents from the balcony of the Carondelet Palace, in Quito, capital of Ecuador, on Jan. 12, 2012. Ahmadinejad arrived in Ecuador Thursday on the last leg of his Latin American tour. <Photo: Xinhua/Santiago Armas> news@theasian.asia
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Syria on 13 January 2012
Syria on 13 January 2012 <Syrian Arab News Agency> : “President al-Assad: We are Victorious against Conspiracy” news@theasian.asia
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Kuwait on 13 January 2012
Kuwait on 13 January 2012 <Kuwait Times> : “Experts seek to improve quality of education” news@theasian.asia
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UAE on 13 January 2012
UAE on 13 January 2012 <Khaleej Times> : “Some League monitors quit Syria” news@theasian.asia
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Jordan on 12 January 2012
Jordan on 12 January 2012 <Ammon News> : “Journalists to protest in solidarity with Majali” news@theasian.asia
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Yemen on 12 January 2012
Yemen on 12 January 2012 <SABA> : “Military committee gives 2 days to armed tribesmen to depart capital” news@theasian.asia
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al-Assad “I Need Your Support”
This handout photo from Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) speaking at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 11, 2012. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a rare appearance Wednesday in downtown Damascus and joined tens of thousands of his supporters who staged a massive…
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France Journalist is Killed in Homs, Syria
This picture of Syria’s state-run TV shows an injured man bleeding as he lying on the ground following a rocket attack in Syria’s central province of Homs on Jan. 11, 2012. Eight people, including a French journalist, were killed Wednesday and dozens of others were injured when unidentified gunmen fired…
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