Iranian woman among World Press Photo Contest judges
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: Yalda Moaiery, an Iranian news photographer, was selected as one of the judges of the World Press Photo Contest. In the past 20 years as a press photographer, Yalda Moaiery has covered conflict, war, and natural disasters for the past 20 years, documenting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the aftermath of tsunamis […]
Kuwait Amir Shaikh Nawaf dies
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Amir Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah died on Saturday, the Amiri Diwan (Court) has announced. “With deep grief, we mourn the demise of His Highness the Amir Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah who passed away today Saturday,” the court said, quoted by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Shaikh Nawaf was […]
Kyrgyzstan welcomes COP28 “historic results”
BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan welcomes the historic results of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), held under the chairmanship of the United Arab Emirates on November 30 – December 12 in Dubai. “We especially highlight the decision to create a fund to compensate for damage and losses […]
Vision for deeper NATO–Saudi Arabia cooperation set in historic first visit to Riyadh
RIYADH: Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg set out his vision for deeper cooperation between NATO and Saudi Arabia in an historic visit to Riyadh – the first ever by a sitting Secretary General of NATO. In a public discussion at the Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College December 13, Stoltenberg underlined Saudi Arabia’s leading role […]
Stoltenberg: We value our relationship with Gulf Cooperation Council
RIYADH: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO valued its relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Stoltenberg on Tuesday made history by becoming the first NATO Secretary General to visit Saudi Arabia, that he started by holding talks with the GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al Budawi. The GCC, founded in 1981, […]
Pakistan: 23 soldiers killed in suicide attack
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: At least 23 soldiers embraced martyrdom as a group of six terrorists attacked security forces’ post in Dera Ismail Khan’s Daraban area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, bordering Afghanistan, in the early hours of Tuesday December 12, 2023, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The military’s […]
1st GCS & 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association COLOMBO: The 1st GCS and the 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championships were held successfully in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 6-8, 2023. The two first-ever taekwondo events, the largest in Sri Lanka taekwondo history, took place at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in downtown Colombo, drawing […]
Kyrgyzstan invites China’s Sinomach to set up electric vehicle assembly plant
By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Economy and Commerce Daniyar Amangeldiev said that China might consider the possibility of establishing assembly production and dealership networks in the Central Asian state. During talks in Beijing with the Chairman of the Board of China Hi-tech New Energy Auto Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Sinomach Corporation, […]
“Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” is theme of Laos’ Chairmanship in ASEAN 2024
VIENTIANE: “Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” will be the theme of Laos’ Chairmanship in ASEAN 2024. The theme aligns with Laos’ promise to build and achieve a more connected and resilient ASEAN. Laos succeeded Indonesia as Chair of ASEAN, the international organization in Southeast Asia that has 10 member countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, […]
Philippines President tests positive for Covid-19 for third time
MANILA: President of the Philippines Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will need to undergo five-day isolation after catching coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “President Bongbong Marcos has tested positive for Covid-19. Upon medical advice, he will observe a period of isolation for five days,” the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a statement carried by the Philippines […]
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