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West Asia
War and Sympathy!
Military respect by Iran’s national volleyball team at the World Championship By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war situation resulting from the Israeli attack on Iran has reached its sixth day. Seeing the situation in Tehran – the most dangerous and deserted capital in the world these days –…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – June 19, 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, KoreaOn June 18, 2025, South Korea, the United States, and Japan conducted their first joint aerial exercise since the start of the…
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East Asia
Mohsen Makhmalbaf tells AsiaN: Peace is not an option; it is a necessity
Film Director Mohsen Makhmalbaf By Lee Sang-kiPublisher of The AsiaN, former president of the Journalists Association of Korea SEOUL: Amid the growing risk of military conflict between Iran and Israel, Iranian film director and human rights activist Mohsen Makhmalbaf sent a short but powerful message on war and peace to…
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West Asia
The War on the Media Land
Arash in Tehran By Alireza BahramiCorrespondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war of Israel and Iran on the fifth day of the battle of the narratives. On Monday, President Trump told the people of Tehran to leave the city. Some media interpreted the message as follows: America has decided to enter…
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West Asia
To President Trump
By Pooneh NedaiTEHRAN: To President Trump … You said we should leave Tehran immediately? I’m not going anywhere. I can’t abandon my family and my cats. I can’t leave my home. And when I really think about why I’m staying, I realize—I can’t leave my city behind. Maybe because I…
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South East Asia
Pakistan’s Elite Reward Themselves While the Masses Suffer
Pakistan’s Parliament By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: In a country riddled with economic instability, rampant inflation, and growing public frustration, the federal government’s recent decision to raise the salaries of parliamentarians and top officials by up to 600 percent has drawn widespread outrage. While the announcement was buried under…
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AJA Newsbites
AJA Newsbites – June 18, 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, KoreaThis year, the rainy season is expected to begin earlier than usual in South Korea. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, the…
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Politics
Current Global Conflicts: Early Warning of a Third World War
By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Based on recent events worldwide, the current situation portends the development of regional crises into a third world war. This is because ongoing conflicts and devastating wars between neighboring and distant countries are not being addressed. The threat of a third world war is…
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West Asia
Attack on Iranian TV-Report on the fourth day of the war
Iran’s state-run TV station engulfed in flames <Photo by Alireza Bahrami> By Alireza Bahrami,Correspondent for AsiaN TEHRAN: The war has entered its fourth day. Tehran became noticeably quieter on the fourth day of the war (Monday). Hundreds of thousands of people left Tehran by car on Sunday evening. Yesterday, the…
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West Asia
Houses Collapse in Tehran
A friend’s office that came under attack By Alireza Bahrami,Correspondent for The AsiaN TEHRAN: As I started typing this report, the sound of continuous air defense firing caused my colleagues to go to the ground floor or basement. I had typed a few paragraphs when I heard an explosion nearby.…
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