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Souvenir plates with portraits of Syrian President Bashar Assad are seen displayed at a shop window for sale, in the old city of Damascus, Syria, on Saturday Sept. 3, 2011.
Photos   Politics   Referendum   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)		  North Jersey 
Syria to hold referendum on new draft constitution
Wed 15 Feb 2012
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad ordered a referendum for later this month on a new constitution that would allow political parties other than his ruling Baath Party, the centerpiece of... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
A section of Tehran's oil refinery is seen, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. Iran's president said Saturday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is "under heavy economic and political pressures" and that the oil prices are below its real value, state-run-news agency reported. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his remarks prior to his trip to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia where he is due to attend the OPEC summ
Energy   Iran   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Oil reserves in Iran		  The New York Times 
State Media Says Iran Will Cut Oil to 6 European Nations
Wed 15 Feb 2012
Iran struck back against a European oil embargo by cutting supplies to six European countries Wednesday as state media in Tehran said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was being briefed “on new... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Barack Obama and Netanyahu in the Oval Office, May 18, 2009. In March 2009 US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to Israel  The Independent  Wed 15 Feb 2012
Iran 'must be stopped' says Israel
In parliament today Mr Netanyahu reiterated Israel's claims that Iran was behind explosions this week that targeted Israeli diplomats in India and the former Soviet republic of Georgia. He said,... (photo: Creative Commons / TheCuriousGnome)
Iran   Israel   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Iran–Israel relations
ALTERNATIVE CROP TO XFLL106 - In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a baseball after delivering a message on state TV at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday Sept. 29, 2011. Chavez denied rumors of a setback in his health, saying he is at work and expects to finish with cancer treatments soon. Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba in June to remove a tumor from his pelvic region. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)  The Daily Mail  Wed 15 Feb 2012
Hugo Chavez's allies start smear campaign against Venezuela's new 'Jewish and gay' opposition leader
Allies of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have started a smear campaign against the country's new opposition leader - by questioning his sexuality and mocking his Jewish roots. A torrent of abuse was... (photo: AP / Miraflores Press Office)
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Egyptian protesters peer out of their tent in Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 22, 2011 Al Jazeera Wed 15 Feb 2012
Egypt to hold presidential poll 'in May'
Egypt's first presidential election since the fall of former President Hosni Mubarak will be held at the end of May, according to the state-owned Al-Ahram... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Egypt   Election   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens for a question during a news conference with Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar, unseen, in Moscow Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The foreign ministers of Russia and Slovenia, Sergei Lavrov and Samuel Zbogar, meet on Wednesday in Moscow to discuss economic ties and cooperation within the framework of the European Union. Austin American Statesman Wed 15 Feb 2012
Russian foreign minister to hold Syria talks
WASSENAAR, Netherlands — Russia's foreign minister says he will meet his French counterpart in Vienna on Thursday and discuss a plan to rework a U.N. Security... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Business   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Sergey Lavrov
China's Vice President Xi Jinping, left, seen, during a joint media statement with Romania's President Traian Basescu, right, at the Cotroceni presidential palace, in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Zeenews Wed 15 Feb 2012
Obama friendly but firm with China’s Xi Jinping
Washington: US President Barack Obama told Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Beijing must play by the same trade rules as other major world powers and... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda)
China   UN   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Xi Jinping
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony meeting the Saudi Deputy Minister of Defence, Prince Khalid Bin Sultan, at Riyadh on February 14, 2012. Zeenews Wed 15 Feb 2012
India, Saudi Arabia to set up joint defence panel
Riyadh/New Delhi: India and Saudi Arabia have looked at ways to enhance bilateral ties during the two-day visit of Indian Defence Minister AK Antony and have decided to... (photo: PIB of India)
Defence   India   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Wikipedia: Saudi Arabia
Syrian Presidant Bashar al-Assad at center Business Day Wed 15 Feb 2012
Syria to hold referendum later this month
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fighting an 11-month uprising against his rule, has ordered a referendum on a new constitution on February 26, state television reported... (photo: AP / Sana)
Constitution   Referendum   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad


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Amr Moussa Secretary-General of the League, during honoring the end of his term General of the League of Arab States at Headquarters League, in the city of Cairo in Egypt. Arab ministers to meet over escalating Syria crisis Jakarta Globe
In this picture taken on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012, Syrian citizens look to a damaged armored personnel carrier belonging to Syrian police riots forces which was destroyed by the Syrian rebels during clashes Bayada neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. Syria uprising intensifies, spills into Lebanon Khaleej Times
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) meets with Charles Beer (right), President of the State Council of Geneva, in Switzerland. (js1) Ban Ki-moon: Arab League must resume Syria mission to stop 'appalling brutality' The Daily Telegraph
Dubai - Shaikh Zayed Road - (United Arab Emirates) New motorway will ease traffic on Abu Dhabi-Dubai route Gulf News
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The Union Home Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram . Well-trained person carried out the terror attack: Chidambaram New Delhi, Feb 14 (PTI): Home Minister ... The Telegraph India
President Barack Obama phones a Member of Congress Why Are Government Bureaucrats Turning America Into Nazi Germany? Pakalert Press
Supporters of Pakistani religious party Jamat-i-Islami listen to their leaders during a rally to condemn U.S. drone attacks on alleged militants and Talibans hideouts in Pakistani border areas along Afghanistan, in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, April 24, 2009. US Restarts Deadly Drone Strikes in Pakistan Pakalert Press
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks during a session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Netanyahu Blames Iran-Backed Terrorism for India, Georgia Car-Bomb Attacks Bloomberg
Individuals believed to be from the Israeli Embassy, foreground left, look on after an explosion tore through a car belonging to the Israel Embassy, center, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Israel blames Iran for embassy attacks Al Jazeera
The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony . Antony in Saudi Arabia to uplift defence ties The Siasat Daily
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