• EditorsPick

    War, Racism and Nazism

    The intensity of the attack on the B1 bridge (Photo: Aref Fathi) By Alireza BahramiTEHRAN: After attacking several universities, schools, pharmaceutical factories and the Pasteur Institute in Iran, the US military attacked and destroyed the highest bridge in Iran and the region, near Tehran, on Thursday evening with heavy bombs.…

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    Two Rockets, Two Worlds: One Reaches the Moon, the Other Targets Lives

    Contrasting worlds: People cheer as the Artemis II rocket carries hope and dreams in Florida (Right). Buildings damaged and people injured as rocket (missile) hits residential area in Bahrain (Left) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: In Florida, crowds gather with a sense of awe and collective pride, watching as the Artemis…

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  • AJA Newsbites

    AJA Newsbites – April 2, 2026

    AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia Journalist Association (AJA) Norila Daud, Malaysia World News, MalaysiaThe Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has acknowledged Malaysia’s commitment and active engagement in international health…

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    Civilians From 30 Countries Killed, Injured in Attacks on UAE

    By Habib ToumiMANAMA: People from 30 countries have been killed or wounded in the hundreds of missile and drone attacks launched by Iran against the United Arab Emirates, official statistics indicate. In its latest report, the UAE Ministry of Defense said that “since the start of the blatant Iranian attacks,…

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  • West Asia

    Football as a Medium in War

    Iran’s national football team wore held school bags in a friendly match against Nigeria, a symbolic gesture for the dozens of students killed in an Iranian elementary school in a U.S. military missile strike. By Ali Bahrami TEHRAN: Iranian players from the World Cup-qualified team carried pink school backpacks to…

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    AJA Newsbites – April 1, 2026

    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 Korean government has announced a 26.2 trillion won supplementary budget to respond to the economic impact of Middle East tensions and…

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    Santhanaselvam Krishnan Another Innocent Life Gone

    Santhanaselvam Krishnan By Habib Toumi MANAMA: On most days, lives like Santhanaselvam Krishnan’s pass quietly, without headlines or notice. He was not a public figure. Not a soldier. Not a man whose decisions shaped events or whose name carried weight in political circles. He was, simply, a worker in Kuwait,…

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  • South Asia

    Iran-Israel-U.S. Conflict: How American Strategy is Shifting in the Indo-Pacific

    By Leo Nirosha DarshanCOLOMBO: The growing conflict in the Middle East between Iran, Israel, and the United States is more than a regional fight; it is shaking global politics. For decades, the U.S. has treated the Indo-Pacific as its top security priority. However, the current move of advanced American weapons…

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  • Main Slide

    Nature Cell Advances JointStem U.S. Strategy with FDA Accelerated Approval Path and Nasdaq Roadmap

    Dr. Ra Jeong-chan, Chairman of Naturecell, stated, “With the designation of JointStem as a Breakthrough Therapy, we have secured a foundation for close consultation with the FDA.” He added, “Based on advice from top FDA experts, we will validate our accelerated approval strategy at the meeting in May.” Dr. Ra…

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    Tehran, One Month into the War

    The University of Science and Technology in northeast Tehran was bombed early Saturday morning. The attack drew widespread reactions in Iranian media. (Photo: Vahid Hosseini) By Ali Bahrami TEHRAN: The situation in Tehran one month after the US and Israeli attack is a paradox of silence and the terrifying sound…

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