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    Iran marks 31st anniversary of US downing of passenger plane

    Iran is commemorating the 31st anniversary of the downing of its passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf waters.A memorial ceremony was held at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport on Tuesday.

    West Asia
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    Anger grows over Israel’s controversial al-Quds dig in presence of US officials

    Palestinians and several organizations have condemned the inauguration of a highly contentious tunnel built by the Israeli regime at an archaeological site in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds and the attendance of Americ.

    West Asia
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    Nowruz: Celebrating the New Year on the Silk Roads

    Nowruz is a rite dating back to at least the 6th century BCE, marking the new year and ushering in spring. Variously known as Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz or Nevruz, this historic.

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    China wants to develop Kashmir, won’t take sides in India-Pak dispute: State media

    China will not pick sides in the India-Pakistan dispute as its primary aim is to develop the “poor and backward” Kashmir, a state media opinion piece has said, adding that Beijing is willing.

    South Asia
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    India's top court orders mediation in Hindu temple dispute

    India's top court set up a mediation team on Friday to try to settle a land dispute between Muslims and Hindus over plans to build a Hindu temple on a site where hard-liners demolished a 16th-century.

    South Asia
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    Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings

    Amnesty International has slammed online tourism companies for offering services in Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land, saying they are actually contributing to the regime’s land theft.

    West Asia
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    ‘Saudis gave green light to Arafat’s assassination’

    A former senior adviser to Yasser Arafat, the late leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), has said that Arafat's death was not natural and he was actually assassinated, with Saudi Arabia.

    West Asia
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    US sponsored anti-Hamas resolution defeated at the UN

    Arab nations outmanoeuvred the United States at the UN to defeat a resolution it sponsored condemning Hamas by requiring a two-thirds majority for it to pass, rather than the simple majority it received.

    West Asia
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    Babri Masjid demolition:No evidence of a Temple under the Masjid, says Archaeologist

    Two archaeologists have accused the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) of having ‘preconceived notions’ following the six-month-long excavation under the Babri Masjid that took place.

    West Asia
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    All eyes on Ayodhya as Hindu outfits plan programmes on Babri demolition anniversary

    Days after it organised a 'Dharam Sabha' in Indian city Ayodhya to seek support for construction of a grand Ram temple, the right-wing party, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is planning.

    South Asia
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    Peace: half a kilometre per year

    It took Islamabad and New Delhi 71 years to allow for a pocket of peaceful coexistence on their shared border as the nations travelled four kilometres in these seven decades to meet at Kartarpur.

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    1984 anti-Sikh riots in India: Delhi HC upholds conviction of 88 people accused

    The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of around 80 people and awarded them five year jail term for rioting, burning houses and violation of curfew during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India.

    South Asia
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    Iranians commemorate ancient festival of Nowruz

    Monday, March 20th, marks the grand festival of Nowruz. On this day, Iranians usher in the Persian New Year at the exact moment of the vernal equinox which marks the start of spring. Being originally.

    West Asia
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    Everybody Loves Ali: Can He Bring Amity Between Shias and Sunnis?

    Of all the companions and relatives of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, none enjoys as much love, reverence, and respect as does Ali ibn Abi Tallib.

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    'Israel imposes 'apartheid regime' on Palestinians'

    The report, commissioned by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), said on Wednesday that "Israel has established an apartheid regime that dominates the Palestinian people as a whole.

    West Asia
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    Saudi deputy crown prince calls Trump a 'true friend of Muslims'

    Saudi Arabia hailed a “historical turning point” in US-Saudi relations after a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman highlighted the two leaders'

    West Asia
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    North Korea warns of 'merciless' strikes as US carrier joins South Korea drills

    North Korea, which has alarmed its neighbours with two nuclear tests and a string of missile launches since last year, said the arrival of the US strike group was part of a "reckless scheme" to attack it.

    Southeast Asia
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    Bahrain on boil over imminent death sentence for top cleric

    Scores of people have held separate protests in Bahrain to voice their support for distinguished Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of his nationality and put on trial by the regime in Manama.

    West Asia
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    Bahraini court delays verdict in top cleark's case

    The court had earlier set March 14 as the date to issue its ruling on Sheikh Qassim's case, but it adjourned its decision until May 7, Arabic-language Bahrain Mirror news website reported on Tuesday.

    West Asia
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    Can spring return to India-Pakistan ties?

    As the cycle of state elections winds down and India braces for the results in crucial states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, foreign policy, beyond the diaspora’s tribulations in the United States.

    South Asia
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    UN chief mulls talking to India, Pakistan on Kashmir

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is mulling the option of talking to senior officials from India and Pakistan on the situation in Kashmir and will see how things can be improved on the ground.

    South Asia
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    IS leader Baghdadi ‘flees Mosul’ as Iraqi forces advance

    IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reported to have abandoned Mosul, leaving local commanders behind to lead the battle against Iraqi forces advancing in the city.

    West Asia
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    Putin to Netanyahu: Don’t judge Iran by 5th century BC, we live in a different world

    Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Israel on Thursday to focus on today’s “different world” after premier Benjamin Netanyahu evoked age-old tensions with Iran, ahead of a holiday marking an ancient victory.

    West Asia
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    CPEC: Pakistan, China and India

    The recently held strategic dialogue between India and China provides a useful reality check on the state of the play. Over the past year,the relationship had reached an impasse owing to China’s unwillingness to support.

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