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West Asia
In the animal kingdom, a sheep can’t be a king
In the animal kingdom, a sheep can’t be a king. The sentence written above was so simple, but the reactionary rage over reading it “from the Muslim Brotherhood” was so huge. It started when Mr. Ihab Al Salmawi prepared the English second term exam for the students of the secondary…
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[Book Review] The Bamboo Stick: Dispersion between two worlds
The Bamboo Stick: Dispersion between two worlds “The Bamboo Stick” is a novel by Kuwaiti writer Saud Al-Sanousi, which recently won the Booker prize for Arabic novels. It shows the story of Eissa or José, whose mother is Filipino while his father is Kuwaiti, and his struggle in adapting to…
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46 people dead from bombing near Turkey’s border with Syria
People view the scene at one of the Saturday explosion sites that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey’s border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The bombings on Saturday marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria’s bloody civil war and…
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Palestinian AL permanent delegate discusses latest Israeli assaults
Palestinian permanent delegate Barakat Al-Farra is seen during the Arab League (AL) emergency meeting at the level of permanent delegates to discuss the latest Israeli assaults on Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the three most sacred mosques for Muslims, at the AL headquarters in Cairo, May 12, 2013. Arab League (AL)…
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Palestinian President Abbas chairs PLO Executive Committee
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas chairs the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 12, 2013. <Xinhua/Fadi Arouri>
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A Yemeni boy jumps into rain-water pond for fun
A boy jumps into the water as he and others, unseen, swim in a rain-water pond on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. A farmer and his donkey plow a field on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. <AP Photo/Hani Mohammed>
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An Afghan man rides bike under rainbow hung in the sky
A rainbow is seen, as an afghan man rides his bike on a street in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 6, 2013. Temperatures increased to 22 degrees Celsius (72 degrees Fahrenheit). <AP Photo/Rahmat Gul>
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An Iranian boy with face painting visits 26th Tehran Book Fair
An Iranian boy with a painting on his face visits the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in Tehran, Iran, May 4, 2013. More than 2,500 Iranian and 1,600 foreign companies from 77 countries attended the 11-day book fair. A man browses books at the 26th Tehran International Book Fair in…
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Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes displayed at National Museum
Figurines in Yemen’s traditional clothes are displayed at the National Museum of Yemen in Sanaa, on May 5, 2013. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>
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Iraninans demand more homes to be built to improve their lives
In this picture taken on Sunday, May 4, 2013, an Iranian vendor waits for customers in the old bazaar of the eastern city of Birjand, Iran. When struggling families in the eastern Iranian city of Birjand take measure of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presidency in its waning weeks, it’s not about his…
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