Major news in Israel on June 19: Brotherhood claims election victory before official results
Top news in <Israel Hayom>: Brotherhood claims election victory before official results The Muslim Brotherhood declared early Monday that its candidate, Mohamed Morsi, won Egypt’s presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Islamist as head of state in the stunning wave of protests demanding democracy that swept the Middle East the past […]
Major news in Qatar on June 19: Condolences offered
Top news in <Gulf Times>: Condolences offered HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani offered his condolences and sympathy to Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s newly-appointed Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, on the death of Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah yesterday […]
Major news in China on 18 Jun: Taikonauts of Shenzhou-9 to enter Tiangong-1 at 5:22 pm
Top news in <Peoples Daily>: Taikonauts of Shenzhou-9 to enter Tiangong-1 at 5:22 pm Beijing, June 18 (People’s Daily Online)—– China’s astronauts will enter the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module at 5:22 p.m. Monday. People’s Daily Online will live broadcast the whole procedure of astronauts’ entering of the orbiting Tiangong-1 lab module. news@theasian.asia
Major news in Japan on 18 Jun: G-7 urges Greece to remain in eurozone, respect commitments
Top news in <Kyodo News>: G-7 urges Greece to remain in eurozone, respect commitments The Group of Seven advanced economies on Sunday urged Greece to remain in the euro area while keeping committed to the international bailout program for the country to resolve its fiscal problems. “We look forward to working with the next government […]
Mongolian engineers invent new duobuses
Top news in <MONTSAME>: Mongolian engineers invent doubuses of new model Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia /MONTSAME/ Mongolian engineers from the “Electronic transport” company has invented a new “JEA-800F” duobuses for public transport services in Ulaanbaatar. The duobuses with 36 seats for 110 people have the double engines of diesel and generator. It will service in line from the […]
Activists protest at KFC outlet in Semarang
Top news in <The Jakarta Post> : Activists protest at KFC outlet in Semarang Two activists wearing Sumatran tiger costumes along with several members of Greenpeace visited a KFC fast food restaurant on Jl. Pandanaran, Semarang, Central Java on Saturday, calling on KFC to stop using food-wrapping paper produced by a company allegedly responsible for […]
Major news in Turkey on June 18: Court rules ‘7+5′ for President Gül
Top news in <Sabah>: Court rules ‘7+5′ for President Gül Turkey’s Constitutional Court has determined that President Abdullah Gül’s current term will complete in seven-years’ from his appointment. Court members also voted unanimously on cancelling out an article in the Presidential Election Code restricting a president from serving two terms. The Constitutional Court convened yesterday […]
Major news in Iran on June 18: Nuclear Rights Should Be Respected
Top news in <Iran Daily>: Nuclear Rights Should Be Respected Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili said Tehran expects that its right to nuclear technology, including uranium enrichment, be recognized in the upcoming talks with the G5+1 in Moscow. In an exclusive interview with the English-language Russia Today news channel on Friday, […]