• West Asia

    Turkey on 9 January 2012

    Turkey on 9 January 2012 <Hurriyet Daily News> : “US official in Ankara as Iran tensions soar” news@theasian.asia

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    Iraq on 9 January 2012

    Iraq on 9 January 2012 <The Kurdish Globe> : “Kurds to stay clear of Iraq sectarian strife” news@theasian.asia

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    Iran on 9 January 2012

    Iran on 9 January 2012 <Tehran Times> : “Afghan commission accuses U.S. of detainee abuse” news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    US Navy Rescue 13 Iranians from Pirates

    In this photo released by US Navy, a U.S. Navy SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter provides support to a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team in a 7-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) in the Arabian Sea Jan. 5, 2012. The VBSS team…

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  • West Asia

    Syria Suicide Bomb, 25 People Dead

    Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2012 shows the site of the suicide bombing in Damascus, capital of Syria, on Jan. 6, 2012. The initial death toll in a suicide car bombing attack in al-Midan neighborhood in central Damascus on Friday was estimated at 25, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported.…

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  • Kuwait on 6 January 2012

    Arab Times reports His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber’s visit to Morocco. news@theasian.asia

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  • UAE on 6 January 2012

    Gulf News reports that DSF(Dubai Shopping Festival) opens with dazzling display of fireworks. news@theasian.asia

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  • Hong Kong on 6 January 2012

    South China Morning Post reports Lau Wong-fat elected as council chief. news@theasian.asia

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  • West Asia

    Iran “We’re Ready to G5+1”

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi (R) attends a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 5, 2012. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said here on Thursday that the Islamic republic of Iran is ready to resume nuclear talks with G5+1 (five permanent members of…

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  • West Asia

    Jordan Footholds Israel-Pal Peace Talk

    Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh speaks during a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 3, 2012. Nasser Judeh announced that the Palestinians and Israelis agreed Tuesday to hold a series of February meetings in Jordan aimed at generating an atmosphere conducive to resuming “serious negotiations”. <Photo: Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh> news@theasian.asia  …

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