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West Asia
Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners before long-stalled Mideast peace talks
A newly released Palestinian prisoner is greeted by his relatives and friends after his arrival at the presidential headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on August 14, 2013. Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived in the West Bank City of Ramallah and the Gaza Strip early Wednesday. <Xinhua/NEWSis>…
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South Asia
Israel publishes name of 26 men to be freed before Israel-Palestine peace talks
Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks. While…
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West Asia
Car bombings attacks in Baghdad kill 60 people celebrating end of Ramadan
More than 60 people were killed and over 200 others wounded in a wave of bombings attacks across Iraq on Saturday, mostly in the capital Baghdad, according to latest data given by officials and local media. A total of 12 car bombs went off in Baghdad, mostly targeting markets, restaurants…
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West Asia
Israel approves building 1200 homes in settlements as negotiation package
Israel approved building nearly 1,200 more settlement homes Sunday and prepared the release of more than two dozen long-held Palestinian prisoners – highlighting an apparent settlements-for-prisoners trade-off that got both sides back to peace talks after a five-year freeze. Yet concerns were mounting, especially among Palestinians, that the price is…
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West Asia
The Feminine ‘N’, the River of Art
My new book entitled “The Feminine (N), the River of Art” was published in Cairo a few days ago. In Arabic language the letter (N), or (Noon) as it is pronounced, and (ن ) as its written is considered to be a symbol of women, in the Arabic culture. In…
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South Asia
Flood water causes mass mortality of fish at Karachi Harbour
The torrential rain on August 03 last has caused not only misery for the citizens of Karachi, the biggest city of Pakistan and capital of Southern Sindh province, but also affected marine life, as the rain water flowing through Industrial Estate laden with toxic chemicals when entered Karachi Harbour resulted…
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West Asia
Yemeni gov’t uncovers al-Qaida plots to fire missiles at foreign embassies
Military and intelligence officials in Yemen said Wednesday they uncovered an al-Qaida plot to fire missiles at foreign embassies in the capital and to attack naval forces guarding international shipping in the Red Sea. Details of the plot, which was reminiscent of the suicide attack on the USS Cole in…
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Egyptian gov’t demands ousted President supporters to end to pro-Morsi sit-ins
Egypt’s government on Wednesday demanded an end to sit-ins staged by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi after foreign mediation failed. The government did not change its decision to end the sit-ins at the Rabia al-Adawiya Square in Cairo and Nahda Square in Giza, where Morsi’s supporters have been protesting…
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South Asia
Indian army says 5 Indian soldiers killed from Pakistani troops’ fire in Kashmir
India’s army says five of its soldiers were killed and another wounded when Pakistani troops fired at a patrol near the cease-fire line in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Tuesday. The incident could threaten recent overtures aimed at resuming peace talks between the nuclear-armed rivals. The military called…
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West Asia
Car bomb attacks targeting markets in and near Baghdad kills over 30
A wave of bombings, mainly targeting markets in and near Baghdad, killed 36 people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has gripped Iraq. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, meanwhile, vowed to defeat “terrorists” behind the relentless attacks and chase them out of the battered country.…
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