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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)
Assad   Moscow   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad		  The State 
Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
Sun 5 Feb 2012
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 the West at a scale rarely seen... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file)
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Growth   India   Oman   Photos   Visitors   Wikipedia: Oman		  The Times of India 
Oman eyes 20% growth in Indian visitors this year
Fri 3 Feb 2012
The Sultanate of Oman is eyeing more than 20 per cent growth in leisure tourists from India, especially those who are well travelled. "We saw a total of 7,40,000 visitors (last year) from India, which... (photo: Creative Commons)
Sugar  Gulf News  Sun 5 Feb 2012
Dubai Refreshments finds high sugar prices bittersweet
Dubai: Despite recent decreases in the cost of sugar, one local soft drinks manufacturer says the commodity is still expensive enough to justify last year's 50 per cent price increase. Dubai... (photo: WN / Yolanda)
Cost   Drinks   Dubai   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: United Arab Emirates
An anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011  Khaleej Times  Sun 5 Feb 2012
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 volleys... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Protesters   Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Damascus, Syria, 10th May, 2010. Zeenews Sun 5 Feb 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... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)
China   Photos   Russia   United Nations   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)
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. The Star Sun 5 Feb 2012
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... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani)
Iran   Photos   Sanctions   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
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. The Daily Mail Sun 5 Feb 2012
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 the... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 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) The Times of India Sun 5 Feb 2012
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, 06.20PM... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army)
Iran   Military   Photos   Raid   Wikipedia: Iran
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. Khaleej Times Sun 5 Feb 2012
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... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protesters   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution
A view of the Security Council as thirteen Members – including Néstor Osorio (centre, back to camera) – vote in favour of a draft resolution on Syria, 4 February, 2012. San Francisco Chronicle Sun 5 Feb 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... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Peace   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising


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A part of Iran's Azadegan oil field is seen close to the border with Iraq, some 480 miles (800 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions The Star
Iran's Shahab-3 ballistic missile is paraded by Iranian Revolutionary Guard in front of a picture of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a military parade ceremony marking the 29th anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iraq-Iran war, in front the mausoleum of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Iran's Khamenei warns over military strike, oil embargo threat Daily Press
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes the victory sign upon his arrival at the international airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Another War For Oil With Iran? WorldNews.com
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 29, 2008. A gas pipeline that would link Iran and India was at the top of the agenda as the Islamic republic's president made his first visit to New Delhi on Tuesday, despite strong U.S. objections to the proje India won't join boycott of Iran's oil Denver Post
Terrorism
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 Atlanta Journal
File - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is escorted by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak during an arrival ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. Why Not the Abraham Option? WorldNews.com
110212-F-7049G-408 U.S. Army Pfc. Sean Murphy retrieves his parachute after jumping out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone during large-scale airdrop training with airmen at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Feb. 12, 2011. Murphy is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion. DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman, U.S. Air Force. (Released) U.S. Fears Iran's Links to al Qaeda Wall Street Journal
File - Afghan National Army soldiers train at FOB Lonestar which is located in the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. FOB Lonestar overlooks the foothills of Tora Bora where it is believed many Taliban and Al Qaida insurgents regularly cross. Al Qaeda weakened, Iran a threat, U.S. intelligence officials say The Los Angeles Times
Islam
Security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Sadr City eastern of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Scores killed in car bomb blasts in Baghdad The Independent
An Iraqi Army soldier stands next to wreckage from a car bomb in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Suicide bomber kills 53 in Iraq The Siasat Daily
Blindfolded suspected terrorists arrested by Iraqi special operations commandos during recent security operations in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, are put on display by authorities Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Bomber kills 32 in attack on Iraqi Shi'ite pilgrims The Star
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