Asian Journalists Association issues statement: Hong Kong authorities should respect the role and rights of the press
SEOUL: The Asia Journalists Association has issued the following statement: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) urges the authorities in Hong Kong to recognise and respect the legitimate roles and right of bona fide journalists in the wake of a crackdown under the new national security law. Give editors, reporters and cartoonists their necessary space to […]
Movies at Expo 2020 Dubai show Vietnam as peaceful, dynamic country
DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai film aficionados are in for a treat at the Vietnam Pavilion until 5 January 2022. The Vietnamese Film Week was launched on Thursday as part of the country’s National Day, at Terra Auditorium with an address by Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Vietnam’s Commissioner General Expo 2020 Dubai, UAE news agency WAM […]
Last working Sunday for federal government as UAE switches weekends
Abu Dhabi (WAM) DUBAI: Today is the last working Sunday for federal government entities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country switches from the Sunday-Thursday working week to the Monday-Friday on January 1. Under the new system, Monday to Thursday workdays will start at 7:30 am and end at 3:30 pm, while Friday […]
With sights set on the future, Kyrgyzstan to switch to full paperless government
Zhaparov chairing a meeting (Kabar) BISHKEK: In the latest stage in Kyrgyzstan’s journey to digitize life in all its aspects, President Sadyr Zhaparov has given the cabinet six months to be ready to transit to a paperless government. Chairing the cabinet session devoted to discussing the country’s results in 2021, Zhaparov called for accelerating the […]
The year that was: Looking for satisfaction, inner peace and happiness in life
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, Germany (1) Pondering over the major impressions in 2021 is truly challenging. Challenging because I am trying to sort, solve, and find my own satisfaction, inner peace and happiness between my interests and and those of the community. The challenge is compounded when events happen unexpectedly and a person has to deal […]
Travelogue Yelena Y. Dimitriyevitch’s Letters from Egypt published in Arabic
The book cover CAIRO: A short travelogue of the Serbian writer Yelena Y. Dimitriyevitch (1862-1945) “Letters from Egypt” has been published in Arabic in the edition of the publishing edition Literature of the Silk Road (Silk Road Literature). The book was conceived as a trilingual edition, Arabic, Serbian and English. The translator of the travelogue […]
War: Industry of poverty and hunger out of nothing!! – Part IV
By Dr. Hassan Humeida – Germany KIEL: It is the government’s duty to provide security for farmers and ranchers so that poverty and hunger can be avoided. There should be direct protection for the farmer and the rancher, with the presence of security guards “military / police” who protect them, so that their products cannot […]
Iran and Afghanistan: So far, so close
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: The relationship between Iran and Afghanistan has historically been a series of contradictions and similarities. During the Persian Empire, in the distant years, Afghanistan and Tajikistan were also part of Greater Persia. In modern political geography, Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan are the three countries where the majority of people speak Persian. […]
War: Industry of poverty and hunger out of nothing!! – Part III
(DR Congo soldiers after rebels kill farmers (AP) By Dr. Hassan Humeida – Germany KIEL: War is the most atrocious way to create poverty and hunger and misery. Because of war, people cannot live in security and dignity in their own territories and regions. Sometimes, war spreads and breaks out like wildfire, reaching capitals and […]
Moon says U.S., China, North Korea agree in principle on end-of-war declaration
SEOUL: President Moon Jae-in said Monday that the United States, China and North Korea agree in principle on declaring a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War and Seoul will push to make it happen. Moon was speaking at a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison after bilateral summit talks in Canberra. […]
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