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Politics
Iran’s president, foreign minister die in helicopter crash
TEHRAN: Iran’s eight president Ebrahim Raisi , 63, has died as a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in Varzaqan region in East Azarbaijan Province, northwest of the country. Raisi’s helicopter, along with two more copters, was en route to Tabriz City on Sunday after he inaugurated Qiz Qalasi…
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Culture
Introducing the Seoul National University International Student Association ‘SISA’
By Choi Ha-young, student reporter at Seoul National University (Languages Department) SEOUL: If you look around the Seoul National University campus, which is full of spring energy, you can see that a variety of members are together. Among them, there are a significant number of foreign students, ranging from undergraduate…
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West Asia
Full text of the Arab League summit’s Bahrain Declaration
MANAMA: The 22 Arab countries agreed on a joint plan for the year that advocates for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza and a two-state solution The Bahrain Declaration includes a lengthy section on the continuing war in Gaza, in which it calls for an immediate ceasefire, the deployment…
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Culture
Role of artificial intelligence in newsroom management spotlighted at Kazan workshop
KAZAN: A “New Tools for Newsrooms: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence Technologies” workshop was held by the Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (UNA) in cooperation with the Russian agency “Sputnik” and the “Tatmedia” news agency in Tatarstan. The workshop held within the…
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Politics
Asia Reporters: “Incheon is ideal venue for achieving APEC’s three major goals”
By Lee Joo-hyung INCHEON: The host city for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit will be decided next month, in June. While Incheon Metropolitan City, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province have announced their intention to host this summit in Korea, each local government is busy with last-minute…
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Culture
Bahrain Summit logo: Perfect representation of outstanding local assets
MANAMA: The “Bahrain Summit” logo is a perfect representation of some of Bahrain’s outstanding symbols. It embodies the Bahraini identity whose roots are connected to its deep Arab dimension. The golden logo circle features the emblem of the Arab League with underneath the inscription, in red, “The Thirty-Third Ordinary Summit…
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Politics
Arab Summit in Bahrain: Exceptional in its place, timing and agenda
MANAMA: The Arab Summit to be held on Thursday in Bahrain will be exceptional in its place, timing and agenda, a senior Bahraini official has said. The 33rd Arab Summit will be held over one day and will bring the leaders of the 22 Arab countries members of the Arab…
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Education
The ‘Two Wheels’ of AI Journalism Bicycle: The necessity of tailored AI utilization technologies and guidelines
By Ray Minseong Kim Head of Media Strategy & H-LAB, Korea Daily SEOUL: In every corner of our newsrooms, we deeply value the journalistic ideals we each strive to uphold, as well as our fervent curiosity about emerging technologies. It is essential that we leverage our intrinsic journalistic values in concert with these novel technologies…
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Society
CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa launched in Egypt
CAIRO: An annual award will celebrate the important work done by African publishers, a report written by Kuhelika Ghosh, Brittle Paper, said. The CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa was launched in Cairo, Egypt in November 2023. The annual prize will be awarded to the publisher of the best African…
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People
AJA issues “2024 Baengnyeong Island Freedom and Peace Declaration”
BAENGNYEONG, SOUTH KOREA: Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has issued the “2024 Baengnyeong Island Freedom and Peace Declaration”. AJA, an association comprised of media figures from over 40 Asian countries who love freedom and peace, called out and adopted the declaration. It was read out on April 29 by AJA President…
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