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West Asia
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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Turkey on 27 February 2012
Turkey on 27 February 2012 <Today’s Zaman> : “Critical CHP congress marred by legal disputes over quorum” news@theasian.asia
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UAE on 24 February 2012
UAE on 24 February 2012 <Khaleej Times> : “Explosions shake whole of Homs” news@theasian.asia
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Syria on 24 February 2012
Syria on 24 February 2012 <Syrian Arab News Agency> : “Legislative Decree on Establishing General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research Issued” news@theasian.asia
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Yemen on 23 February 2012
Yemen on 23 February 2012 <Yemen Times>: Yemen’s president-in-waiting
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Jordan on 23 February 2012
Jordan on 23 February 2012 <The Jordan Times>:EU supports Jordan with 3b euros over three years
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Saudi Arabia on 22 February 2012
Saudi Arabia on 22 February 2012 <Arab News>: New mining city gets big investment
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Lebanon on 22 February 2012
Lebanon on 22 February 2012 <Daily Star>: Abbas, Meshaal to meet Thursday to discuss deal: Zaki
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