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Festival   Film   Oman   Photos   Wikipedia: Oman		  Gulf News 
Oman calling: 10,000 expected at Muscat International Film Festival
Wed 8 Feb 2012
About 90 countries will have entries in the Muscat International Film Festival (Miff) but Dr Khalid Al Zadjali, Chairman of the Oman Film Society, rues lack of full-fledged government support.... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Syrian army defectors secure an area near an anti-Syrian regime protest in the Deir Baghlaba area of Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012.
Human Rights   Photos   Protest   Syria   Wikipedia: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising		  CNN 
'They want to finish us,' Syrian resident says amid shelling in Homs
Wed 8 Feb 2012
February 8, 2012 -- Updated 0955 GMT (1755 HKT) 'Anti-air tanks shooting at buildings' (CNN) -- Not long after Russia's foreign minister touted the Syrian president's "commitment" to ending violence,... (photo: AP)
An unidentified Iranian cleric lawmaker talks on his cell phone as he attends an open session of the parliament in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. Allies of embattled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have turned from Tehran and other big cities — and away from the direct competition with rivals loyal to Khamenei — to campaign in Iran's hinterlands in hopes of scoring a comeback in next month's parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)  Atlanta Journal  Wed 8 Feb 2012
Ahmadinejad seeks rebound in Iranian elections
TEHRAN, Iran — There's a Persian saying used to describe an under-the-radar political effort: "Driving at night with the lights off." Allies of embattled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Ahmadinejad   Elections   Iran   Photos   Wikipedia: Elections in Iran
The 2011 Syrian protests are a series of major protests taking place in Syria, which began on 26 January 2011, influenced by concurrent protests in the region.  Khaleej Times  Wed 8 Feb 2012
Dozens dead as Syria regime pounds Homs
DAMASCUS ' Syrian forces pressed a relentless assault on the protest city of Homs Wednesday, with dozens of civilians reported killed, hours after President Bashar al-Assad said he was committed to... (photo: Creative Commons / shamsnn)
Damascus   Photos   Protest   Homs   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad
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An Israeli youth covers with an image of abducted Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit as others wave Israeli flags during a march celebrating Jerusalem Day next to Damascus gate in Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, May 21, 2009. Atlanta Journal Wed 8 Feb 2012
Sarkozy meets Israeli soldier held hostage 5 years
PARIS — An Israeli-French soldier who was held hostage for five years by Palestinian militants met Wednesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Election 2012:... (photo: AP / Oded Balilty)
Gilad Shalit   Hostage   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Gilad Shalit
In this photo taken during a government-organised tour for the media Wednesday Aug 10 2011, Syrian soldiers stand on their armored vehicle which is placed on a flatbed truck heading out of the city after a weeklong military assault that the government said was aimed at rooting out "terrorists," in Hama city, Syria, which has seen some of the largest anti-government protests of the 5-month-old uprising. DNA India Wed 8 Feb 2012
Assad militia kills 3 families in Syria's Homes
Militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shot dead at least 20 civilians when they stormed the homes of three unarmed families on the edges of opposition districts... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Photos   Politics   Protests   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)
File - Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz addresses an audience at Brandeis University, in Waltham, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007. WorldNews.com Wed 8 Feb 2012
Alan Dershowitz on Tuba
Article By Gilad Atzmon "Dershowitz is not only a remarkable liar and slanderer, but also an extreme opponent of elementary civil rights" Noam Chomsky The following is an... (photo: AP / Steven Senne)
Culture   Israel   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Alan Dershowitz
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... (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.... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
Photos   Russia   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising
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


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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
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) ( ) In Iran Dispute, Who’s at Fault? Middle East Online
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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