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West Asia
‘Al-Arabi’ Forum Proclaims Arabic Cultural Renaissance
The annual ‘Al-Arabi’ forum, a hub of Arabic culture, will be held from Mar. 4 to 6 in Kuwait. In a press conference, Dr. Sulieman Al-Askri, Editor-in-Chief for Al Arabi magazine announced the events of the 12th Al-Arabi Forum hosted by Al-Arabi magazine under the general theme of ‘Peninsula and the Arabic Gulf: Half Century…
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West Asia
“Don’t care how many to kill”
*Artist Essam Azouz, an Egyptian, has more than thirty years of practical experience in the field of fine arts, painting, drawing and graphic design. He also has great experience in publishing, set design for theater, graphic illustration in modern art, and book cover design. He worked for many years in…
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East Asia
‘The Wheels of Happiness’ are run by all
Joint Project between the Northeast Asian History Foundation and The AsiaN *Editor’s Note: Security in East Asia is swaying in a rough sea. North Korea’s nuclear crisis has been highly elated amid existing territorial disputes and deep-rooted conflicts between nations in the region. South Korea, China and Japan, the countries…
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The Lessons of Revolutions and the Harvest of Times
In a few days, on the fifth of July, the Algerian people celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their independence, marking the victory of their revolution against French occupation. A few weeks later, in the same month, falls the sixtieth anniversary of the 23 July Revolution in Egypt. In their time…
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West Asia
A worker produces the first Palestinian 3D animated film in Gaza City
A Palestinian employee works on the first Palestinian 3D animated film production in Gaza City on Feb. 27, 2013. <Xinhua/Wissam Nassar>
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East Asia
A couple enjoys intimate conversation under the plum blossoms in Nanjing
Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2013 shows people enjoy the scenery of plum blossoms at the “plum blossom mountain” scenic spot in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province. Plum blossoms began to bloom as temperature rised in Jiangsu. Photo taken on Feb. 27, 2013 shows a couple enjoy the…
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East Asia
How media plays in territorial disputes
Truthful and fair reporting based on the facts from an objective viewpoint might be one of the ways in which the media can help find peaceful solutions to rampant territorial disputes in Asia. During a seminar organized by the Asia Journalist Association (AJA) and sponsored by the Korea Press Foundation…
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