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Bahrainians Protest Against Gov’t
Anti-government demonstrators throw self-made petrol bombs against police in a Shiite village near Manama, Bahrain, on Jan. 25, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua> news@theasian.asia
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Jordan on 26 January 2012
Jordan on 26 January 2012 <Ammon News> : “Travel Ban, Asset Freeze against Ex-Intelligence Chief” news@theasian.asia
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Yemen on 26 January 2012
Yemen on 26 January 2012 <SABA> : “EU to assist Yemen to achieve democratic transition of power” news@theasian.asia
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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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