• West Asia

    Congratulations on Journalists Day … For What?

    Papier mache by Pooneh Nedai By Pooneh NedaiEditor-in-Chief of Shokran Magazine – Iran TEHRAN: Journalists Day in Iran is named in memory of Mahmoud Saremi, an Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reporter who was killed by Taliban terrorists. He kept working until the very last moment, but on that fateful…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 9, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaK-pop pioneer Cho Yong-pil will hold a special concert to commemorate Korea’s 80th Liberation Anniversary on Chuseok, October 6.Titled “KBS Special Project…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 8, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaIndependent counsel Min Joong-ki has requested an arrest warrant for former First Lady Kim Keon-hee on charges of stock manipulation, illegal political…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 7, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaSon Heung-min has officially joined LAFC after a decade at Tottenham. He signed as a Designated Player through 2027, with an option…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 6, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaLee Chun-seok, Chair of South Korea’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee, is facing allegations of trading stocks worth hundreds of millions of won…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 5, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaHanwha Eagles manager Kim Kyung-Moon is just three wins away from notching his 1,000th career victory in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO),…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 3, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaJeong Cheong-rae has been elected as the new leader of South Korea’s Democratic Party, winning 61.74% of the vote at the party’s…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 2, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaPresident Lee Jae-myung will take his first official summer vacation from August 4 to 8 at Cheonghaedae, the presidential retreat on Jedo…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – August 1, 2025

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Lee Sang-ki, THE AsiaN, KoreaThe United States has ended duty-free treatment for Korean automobiles under the FTA, imposing a 15% tariff—equal to those levied on Japanese…

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  • Culture

    The Psychology of Victimhood: From Injustice to a Blueprint for Destruction

    By Mustafa Al ShakhooriMANAMA: “If the oppressed do not tend to their wounds, they will become oppressors, striking in the name of their pain.” This sentence distills a recurring psychological and historical tragedy: a person consumed by the experience of victimhood until it transforms from a legitimate feeling into a…

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