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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)
A Syrian forces tank moves along a road during clashes with the Syrian army defectors, in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday Jan. 30, 2012.  Skynews  Tue 7 Feb 2012
Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment?
A damaged armoured military vehicle is pictured after clashes in Homs Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of Homs to Benghazi in Libya. "Is... (photo: AP)
Mideast   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for media, A Syrian boy walks past a burnt house and shops, in the town of Rastan in the central province of Homs, Syria, on Thursday Oct. 13, 2011.  The Star  Tue 7 Feb 2012
Bombardment of Syria's Homs resumes - activists
AMMAN (Reuters) - Heavy bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday after at least 95 civilians were killed on Monday in an offensive to put down a popular revolt against President... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Activists   Photos   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, right, and his wife Asma Assad watch a presentation at the campus of Infosys Technologies Ltd., an Indian software services company, campus in Bangalore, India, Friday, June 20, 2008. Al-Assad is on a five-day official visit to In Your Middle East Tue 7 Feb 2012
Assad's wife defends Syria crackdown
The British-born wife of Syria's president has spoken in support of her husband for the first time since the 11-month uprising against his regime began, a British... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi)
Photos   Politics   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: Asma al-Assad
Men chant slogans during an anti-Syrian regime protest in front of the Chinese embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. The veto and the show of support by Russia last Saturday raised concerns that Assad's regime could now unleash even greater violence to crush the revolt against his rule, assured that his ally would prevent international action while continuing its weapons sales to Damascus. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany) Al Jazeera Tue 7 Feb 2012
Syria steps up assault on Homs
A Syrian military assault on Homs has killed dozens of people, as world powers scramble for a diplomatic strategy to end the violence in the country after the defeat of a... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid al-Fergany)
Military   Photos   Syria   Unrest   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio looks on at right as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Zeenews Tue 7 Feb 2012
Stop 'chitchat' about Iran: Netanyahu to cabinet
Jerusalem: An Israeli official says the country's Prime Minister has told his Cabinet to quit the "chitchat" about Iran. Israeli political and military leaders have been... (photo: AP / Evan Vucci)
Governemnt   Israel   Politics   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu   photo
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... (photo: AP)
Photos   Protest   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, center, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, during the signing of the agreement in Doha, Qatar, on Monday Feb. 6, 2012 The Independent Tue 7 Feb 2012
Fatah and Hamas agree that Abbas will lead Palestinian unity cabinet
The accord signed by Mr Abbas and Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshal in Qatar cleared one important obstacle standing in the way of the two factions working... (photo: AP / Osama Faisal)
Fatah   Hamas   Palestinian   Photos   Wikipedia: Fatah–Hamas conflict
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... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Iran   Photos   US   Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran


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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
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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
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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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