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West Asia
Palestinians call for the release of their Israel-held relatives
Relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails take part in a protest calling for the release of prisoners in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on April 22, 2013. Around 4,900 Palestinians are held in Israeli jails. <Xinhua/Luay Sababa>
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West Asia
Barrakgate: The country of chaos?
No one to believe the news coming from the peaceful country of Kuwait; as the first democracy in the Gulf is facing problems, and they are too big to be missed, neglected or solved soon. Ms. Badrya Darwish, Editor of Kuwait Times is describing the scene very well when she…
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West Asia
Palestinian President Abbas meets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Istanbul, Turkey, April 21, 2013. Kerry is wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Istanbul with talks aimed at improving ties between Turkey and Israel and pushing ahead with Mideast peace efforts. <Xinhua/Pool>
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West Asia
A Bahraini riot policeman chases protersters throwing petrol bombs
Black smoke leaps the air after Bahraini anti-government protesters, not pictured, set ablaze a row of burning tires set on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. A riot policeman chases protesters, not pictured, throwing petrol bombs, on a street in Jidhafs, Bahrain, Sunday, April 21, 2013. <AP…
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West Asia
The ‘All Arts Istanbul’ fair exhibits Turkish handicraft, art works
Turkish handmade silk products are seen at an art show in Istanbul, April 18, 2013. The “All Arts Istanbul” fair was held at the Istanbul Congress Center on Thursday. Nearly 100 artists and arts groups participated in this exhibition. The art fair brings together traditional Turkish handicrafts, classical paintings, modern…
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A visually-impaired Palestinian teacher makes bamboo chairs
Mahmoud Taha, a 61-year-old visually-impaired Palestinian teacher, works on chairs made of bamboo at a workshop in Al-Ala’iya school for visually-impaired children in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, April 15, 2013. Taha, who was injured in an Israeli bomb explosion when he was nine years old, teaches and trains…
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Kuwaiti opposition supporters demonstrate against police blockade
In this Wednesday, April 17, 2013 photo, supporters of former MP Musallam al-Barrack demonstrate near his house in Al Andalous, Kuwait. Police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowds. Outside a palm-shaded villa in suburban Kuwait City, government security forces are taunted and defied each night by…
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Bahraini protesters set up roadblocks opposing Formula One Grand Prix
Bahraini youths set up cement block roadblocks during clashes with riot police to slow police vehicles moving through the village of Diraz, Bahrain, on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Graffiti at right opposing the upcoming Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, to be held Sunday, is written beneath pictures and names of…
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East Asia
The great monk Cho Oh-hyun’s poems published in Arabic
When his poems become our world A good line of verse could bring you amusement for a day. An inspiring poem would then tune your mood for a month. An excellent volume of poetry might set you in heaven for a year. And if you meet a man who lives…
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West Asia
Former Egyptian President Murabak to be sent back to Prison Hospital
A supporter of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during a protest outside the Maadi Military Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, April 17, 2013. Egypt’s prosecution ordered Wednesday to discharge former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from Maadi Military Hospital and send him back to Tora Prison Hospital, official Al-Ahram news website…
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