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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)
Anti-Syrian regime protesters play drums and wave a revolutionary flag during a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012.  BBC News  Tue 7 Feb 2012
Syria crisis: Homs army assault enters fourth day
An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs has entered its fourth day. Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since government troops began pounding known strongholds of... (photo: AP)
Photos   Protest   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
President Barack Obama outlines his fiscal policy during an address at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.  STL Today  Tue 7 Feb 2012
Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank
Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
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:Msc2011 SZ 005 Lavrov Clinton BBC News Tue 7 Feb 2012
All eyes on Russian minister's Syria trip
As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov heads to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Moscow correspondent Daniel Sandford assesses what he might hope to... (photo: Creative Commons / Sebastian Zwez)
Photos   Russia   Syria   Talks   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates) Gulf News Mon 6 Feb 2012
New motorway will ease traffic on Abu Dhabi-Dubai route
Abu Dhabi: The Department of Transport (DoT) in Abu Dhabi on Monday invited local and international bids for a new Abu Dhabi-Dubai motorway (E311), expected to be... (photo: WN / Prajkta)
Dubai   Photos   Traffic   UAE   Wikipedia: Dubai
Qatar Airways Journal of Commerce Mon 6 Feb 2012
Qatar Airways' 2012 Route Expansion Program Underway
Daily Services To Georgia Via Azerbaijan Mark Doha-Based Carrier’s First Entry Into South-Eastern Europe Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways’ 2012 expansion programme... (photo: Creative Commons / Per aspera ad Astra)
Expansion   Georgia   Photos   Services   Wikipedia/Qatar Airways
President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11,2012, during a forum on "Insourcing American Jobs". Star Tribune Mon 6 Feb 2012
Obama administration closes US embassy in Damascus, pulls American diplomats out of Syria
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus on Monday and pulled all American diplomats out of violence-wracked Syria as the U.S. stepped up... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Government   Obama   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
GRAND ISLE, La. - A pair of Chinook helicopters depart Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, La., after President Barack Obama addressed the media concerning the ongoing, multi-agency response to the Deepwater Horizon incident, May 28, 2010. Obama stressed that Adm. Thad Allen, national incident commander of the response, has all resources to manage the response at his disposal. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley. (891117) ( ) Middle East Online Mon 6 Feb 2012
In Iran Dispute, Who’s at Fault?
As saber-rattling against Iran intensifies, the question of which side in this confrontation really violates international obligations has largely been avoided. Instead... (photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Patrick Kelley.)
Arab   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran
FILE- In this April 8, 2008, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File) Middle East Online Mon 6 Feb 2012
What Israel Really Fears about Iran
As we all know only too well, the United States and Israel would hate to see Iran possessing nuclear weapons. Being “the only nuclear power in the Middle East” is a great... (photo: AP / Iranian Presidents office, File)
Iran   Israel   Mideast   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel


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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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