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People Remember Egytian Martyr Who Helped Oust Mubarak
An Egyptian woman holds a picture of Khaled Said during a silent protest marking the second anniversary of his death at the hands of Egyptian police on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Khaled Said’s death in June, 2010 in Alexandria captured the attention of millions in Egypt and…
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Egyptians Get Angry With Verdict Against Mubarak
An Egyptian protester waves a national flag as he sits on a tree during a demonstration in Tahrir Square to protest against the mixed verdict against former leader Hosni Mubarak and his aides, in Cairo, Egypt, late Monday, June 4, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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People In Istanbul Hang Effigy of Assad In Show Of Anger
People, displaying Turkish, Syrian and Palestinian flags, carry an effigy of Syrian leader Bashar Assad during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, late Thursday, May 31, 2012. Addressing a summit of the Alliance of Civilizations, a forum promoting understanding between the Western and Islamic worlds, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on…
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Egyptians Defy Result Of Presidential Election
An Egyptian protester holds up a shoe with the sole covered in pictures of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, former President Hosni Mubarak, U.S. minister of Foreign affairs Hillary Clinton, and an Israeli flag at Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Overnight, protesters stormed and burned the campaign…
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Vote Counting Begins In Egytian Election
A stack of the ballots counted by election officials are laid on a table at the presidential election in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 24, 2012. As vote-counting began, exit polls by several Arab television stations suggested the Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi was ahead of the pack of 13 candidates. The reliability…
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Egyptian Presidential Election In Final Stage
A young girl flies an Egyptian national flag as she listen to Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohammed Mursi in the Egyptian presidential election at a rally Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, May 20, 2012. Egypt’s election commission is vowing that next week’s presidential election will be free and fair. The May 23-24 presidential…
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Presidential Race Gets Heated In Egypt
Supporters of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq chant slogans under a banner with his photos and Arabic writing which reads “D. Ahmed Shafiq, Egypt’s president ,” during a rally in Tanta, about 90 Kilometers (56 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 11, 2012. <AP/NEWSis> news@theasian.asia
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General Election In Greece
Greece’s youngest political leader, Alexis Tsipras, is seeking a united left front that will call time on the harsh austerity that comes with an international bailout keeping Athens afloat. He calls the ultimatum thrown down by mainstream parties, bailout or bust, a scare tactic to force people to accept painful…
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AJA issues statement on World Press Freedom Day
On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day which fell on Thursday (May 3), the Asia Journalist Association (AJA), represented by Ivan Lim, issued a statement in which it said “we would like to applaud the journalists doing their best to convey the truth to their readers.” It continued that “as…
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Bloody Scene Of Violence In Egypt
An Egyptian medic helps a wounded man during clashes outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Clashes erupted on Wednesday between assailants and mostly Islamist protesters gathered outside the Defense Ministry in the Egyptian capital, leaving several people dead and many wounded, security officials said. <AP/Newsis>…
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