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An anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Protesters   Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes  
Cairo protesters seek early vote, clash with police
| Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian Interior Ministry on Sunday and were forced back with volle... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Khaleej Times
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, 10th May, 2010.
China   Photos   Russia   United Nations   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)  
Russia, China justify veto as criticisms mount
Moscow/Beijing: As their UN Security Council veto on Syria invited bitter criticism, both Russia and China shot back today contending that the half-baked resolution would have only sent an "unbalanced... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
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Iranian villagers walk through ruins after an earthquake at the Zeynabi village in the Iranian Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that five people were killed and 26 others were injured. Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
| (Reuters) - Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran's defiance of the West over its nuclear programme. He can hardl... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani) The Star
Iran   Photos   Sanctions   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran  
110531-A-3986W-138      U.S. Army Sgt. Aaron Pallansch (right) uses sandbags to secure a plastic tarp to the top of a dike at Mandan's Waste Water Treatment Plant in Mandan, N.D., on May 31, 2011.  Pallansch is assigned to the North Dakota National Guard.  DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army.  (Released) Military return a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Kabul: A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreig... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army) Zeenews
Afghanistan   Military   Nato   Photos   Wikipedia: Taliban  
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Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence. Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
| More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. | Activists claim ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Daily Mail
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
110211-A-xxxxW-003       U.S. Army soldiers fire a 60 mm mortar round during Cobra Gold on Pulon Range, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2011.  Cobra Gold is a joint forces, multinational exercise designed to ensure regional peace and stability.  DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army.  (Released) Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy
Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Feb 5, 2012, 06.20P... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army) The Times Of India
Iran   Military   Photos   Raid   Wikipedia: Iran  
FILE In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. Russia defied international efforts to end a crackdown on civilians by Assad regime, shielding it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons. (AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file) Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
| MOSCOW - By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy ... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file) The State
Assad   Moscow   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations. Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
| CAIRO - Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly footb... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protesters   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
A view of the Security Council as thirteen Members  including Nstor Osorio (centre, back to camera)  vote in favour of a draft resolution on Syria, 4 February, 2012. Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails
| United Nations -- | A U.N. Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian mil... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) San Francisco Chronicle
Peace   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the monthly jobs report, Friday, July 8, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar 'sent letter to Obama indicating interest in peace talks'
| Islamabad, Feb 5 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban has denied that the group' leader Mullah Omar wrote any letter to US President Barack Obama, indicating an interest to initia... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)) Newstrack India
Government   Obama   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Netanyahu emphasized the Israel-Egypt peace treaty signed in 1979 The choice for Israel's Netanyahu
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here BY WADE H. HARGROVE BY WADE H. HARGROVE Tags: | | RALEIGH -- All of us who attended a constitue... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) The News & Observer
Government   Israel   Photo   Politics   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu  
File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ. Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
| It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is... (photo: US Navy / Senior CMCS Spike Call) Atlanta Journal
Photos   Politics   War   Washington   Wikipedia: War on Terror  
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Gunmen kill official from Iraqi Interior Ministry in central
Gunmen kill official from Iraqi Interior Ministry in central
Marcus Thornton, Tyreke Evans lead Kings over Warriors 114-1
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade lat
File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ.
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later
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UN veto takes Syria to civil war
Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil
Wave of terror feared for Syrians
Saudi Cement rises on bullish prospects
110211-A-xxxxW-003       U.S. Army soldiers fire a 60 mm mortar round during Cobra Gold on Pulon Range, Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2011.  Cobra Gold is a joint forces, multinational exercise designed to ensure regional peace and stability.  DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army.  (Released)
Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy
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Syria Kuwait
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria
UN veto takes Syria to civil war
Syrian embassies damaged in global attacks
Stand on Syria
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, 10th May, 2010.
Russia, China justify veto as criticisms mount
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Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil
Functional parliament in people's interest
Kuwaiti politics losing its pioneering advantage?
Iran says will hit any country used to strike its soil
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
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UAE Egypt
I love batting in the UAE, Pakistan hero Ali says
Rudd faces grilling over executives held in Dubai
Dubai Racing Club will not offer appearance money to Black C
Kuwaiti emir accepts cabinet resignation
1/1/2012, New Year, Fireworks in KLCC, Malaysia.
Sharjah Light Festival to showcase new programmes in 3D
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Egypt's Mubarak to be moved to prison for 1st time
Egypt Will Try 19 Americans on Criminal Charges
Functional parliament in people's interest
Saudi Cement rises on bullish prospects
An anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
Cairo protesters seek early vote, clash with police
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Football and the Arab Spring February 4, 2012
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of UN Syria
Middle East injects US$180 bln into 113 new projects
Vitaly Churkin, U.N. Russian Ambassador speaks at a Security Council meeting at U.N. headquarters Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 during emergency consultations on the conflict between Russia and Georgia after France requested discussion of a new draft plan to end the hostiliti
Arabs, West seek to avert Russian veto of U.N. Syria
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UN veto takes Syria to civil war
Israel's Netanyahu to visit U.S. next month
German reporter describes Iran jail torture
Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil
Iranian villagers walk through ruins after an earthquake at the Zeynabi village in the Iranian Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. A strong earthquake rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, sending tremors across the Persian Gulf and shaking the skyscrapers of Dubai. Iranian state television reported that five people were killed and 26 others were injured.
Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches
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