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Politics
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…
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Politics
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…
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Politics
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…
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Column
War: Industry of poverty and hunger out of nothing!! – Part II
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: In war, the warrior “who used to be a human” is transformed into another being who is no longer knows himself. He becomes as a creature that protrudes above the animal in his aggression towards other people in front of him because the warrior…
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Politics
Kyrgyzstan detains ‘foreign suspect’ in 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack
BISHKEK: A foreigner has been detained in the Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek on suspicion of involvement in a terrorist attack in a nightclub in Istanbul in 2017. The press service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan said that as part of ongoing counter-terrorism measures, special services detained…
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Politics
War: Industry of poverty and hunger out of nothing!! – Part I
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: One of the indicators of the backwardness of peoples in modern times is the outbreak of war instead of peace. War is defined in international law in simple way as the phenomenon of organized collective violence that negatively affects either the relationships between two or…
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Education
Awarding ceremony held for ‘2021 Taekwondo UCC Contest’
By Seok-Jae Kang Asia Journalists Association Vice President SEOUL: An awarding ceremony for the 2021 Taekwondo UCC Contest and a panel discussion on taekwondo development were held at Hotel Riviera in Seoul, Korea on December 3, 2021. The event was promoted by the Asia Development Foundation (ADF) and jointly organized…
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Culture
Egypt 2021: The Mummies are back!
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid AJA President CAIRO: Two great events marked 2021 in Egypt, followed by hundreds of millions around the world. Thanks to ancient Egyptians, both events were not related to wars and terrorism, as was usually expected in this hot Middle East region for the last decade. The first…
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Society
Lessons learned: A divided world will continue to struggle in 2022
Bu Habib Toumi BAHRAIN: Although 2021 cannot be really described as “annus mirabilis” compared with 2020, a dramatic “annus horribilis”, I will always recall it as the year of renewed hope even though new tragedies have struck a world that has lamentably remained divided and lacking in general care. No…
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Culture
Emergent themes in contemporary literature: An Anachronous Shower as a Model
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Asia Journalists Association President CAIRO: Insha Publications, India, organized an international webinar on ” Emergent themes in contemporary literature ” and a book release program on StreamYard, on December 5, 2021. Insha Publication, the organiser of this beautiful Webinar cum book-launch program, is run by Anees Ahmed…
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