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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)
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, as Russian Foreign Intelligence chief Mikhail Fradkov smiles second right, in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.  Ohio  Wed 8 Feb 2012
Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts
BEIRUT: Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a... (photo: AP)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
Russian Foreign Minister Segey Lavrov is seen inside a car as pro-Syrian regime protesters cheer in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.  Novosti  Wed 8 Feb 2012
U.S. Skeptical about al-Assad’s Reconciliation Initiatives
The United States fears that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s national reconciliation initiatives will lead to nothing, a Department of State spokeswoman said. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Photos   Russia   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
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Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks onstage prior to speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. The Independent Wed 8 Feb 2012
Iraq's Sunni MPs lift their boycott of Maliki cabinet
The government of the Shia Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, set off the political crisis in December by issuing an arrest warrant against the country's most senior Sunni... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen)
Iraq   Parliament   Photos   Sunni   Wikipedia: Iraq
Assaid Ibrahim, 23, lies burned and with a broken leg as his brother, above left, speaks to a friend who was with him when he was wounded in an attack by pro-Gadhafi forces, at the hospital in Ajdabiya, Libya, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Fierce fighting between rebels and pro-Gadhafi forces was reported midway between the eastern cities of Ajdabiya and Brega on Saturday, with a hospital supervisor in Ajdabiya reporting at least six rebels killed and 21 wounded in the battle. BBC News Wed 8 Feb 2012
Treatment plan for Libya war victims turns into scandal
One of the first announcements made by Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) after the fall of Tripoli last August was a promise to all those wounded in the fight... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Libya   Photos   Treatment   War   Wikipedia: Libyan civil war
Syrian protesters carry a long syrian flag while shouting anti presidential slogans against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a protest march organised by the syrian citizens in Bucharest Sept. 2, 2011. The Washington Post Wed 8 Feb 2012
Russia’s Potemkin democracy
I couldn’t decide whether to laugh or to cry when I heard that the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, had found a solution to the Syrian crisis. Speaking... (photo: AP / Octav Ganea)
Democracy   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
A head-to-toe veiled Iranian woman walks past a satirized drawing of the Statue of Liberty, painted on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, in an annual state-backed rally, marking the anniversary of take-over of the embassy in 1979 by militant students, Iran, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. The Examiner Tue 7 Feb 2012
A World At Risk
In a world that is filled with continued atrocities against man and nature how can any one individual survive, let alone prosper? A sobering question considering the... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Century   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Politics of the United States   World
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton delivers a statement during a debate on the situation in Libya, Wednesday March 9, 2011, at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg eastern France. Khaleej Times Tue 7 Feb 2012
EU eyes new Syria sanctions
BRUSSELS ' The European Union stepped up pressure on Syria on Tuesday as several nations recalled their ambassadors from Damascus and the bloc considered new sanctions to... (photo: AP / Christian Lutz)
Damascus   EU   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: International reactions to the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
President Barack Obama meets with administration officials on the Times Square attempted car bombing during a terrorism threat briefing in the Situation Room of the White House, May 4, 2010. Left to right, National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, CIA Director Leon Panetta, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Huffington Post Tue 7 Feb 2012
Send Hillary to Stop War
As U.S. rhetoric intensifies with the prediction that Israel will attack Iran sooner rather than later, the president has an opportunity to stop war with an ace in the... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
Iran   Israel   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran


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King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, left, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, center, and President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea listen as U.S. President George W. Bush welcomes the G20 world leaders to the White House for the start of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2 S. Korean leader arrives in oil-rich Saudi France24
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
Terrorism
110512-F-CU844-220 Army Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Silvernale yells commands to his troops during air assault training in Alaskaís Chugach Mountain Range on May 12, 2011. Silvernale is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force. (Released) Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war The News & Observer
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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
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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