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West Asia
Yemeni President welcomes his Palestinian counterpart in Sanaa
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) welcomes visiting Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) in the capital of Sanaa on Feb. 19, 2013, on the latest development of the peace process between the Palestinians with Israelis. Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (R) held talks with visiting Palestinian National Authority…
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East Asia
Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guests at reception in Tel Aviv
A man dressed up as Chinese god of fortune sends best wishes to guest during a Chinese New Year reception of Chinese Embassy held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 19, 2013. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxu>
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West Asia
Bahraini protesters use petrol bombs in clash with police at a mourning procession
Riot police chase Bahraini anti-government protesters during clashes that erupted at a politically charged mourning procession in Daih, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Two Sunni factions in Bahrain say they are suspending participation in talks with Shiite opposition groups because of a spike in violence in the Gulf nation’s…
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Central Asia
Ukraine’s oppositionists block parliament demanding personal voting system
Ukrainian opposition lawmakers block the parliamentary tribune in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 19, 2013. Leaders of Ukraine’s parliamentary fractions continue talks on unblocking the work of the parliament Tuesday. Ukraine’s opposition groups have being blocking the parliament since Feb. 5, demanding implementation of personal voting system. <Xinhua/Sergey Starostenko>
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South Asia
Pakistani girls displaced from their tribal areas attend school near Islamabad
Pakistani schoolgirls, who were displaced with their families from Pakistan’s tribal areas due to fighting between militants and the army, attend school in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. <AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen>
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West Asia
“Marriage Eve is something to celebrate”
*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
How to Deal With a Nuclear North Korea
*Editor’s Note: MacArthur Foundation President Robert Gallucci gave keynote speech at the ASAN Nuclear Forum in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The ‘Asan Nuclear Forum 2013,’ hosted by the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, a private South Korean think tank, began on Tuesday for a two-day run…
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Double-digit growth continues for home appliances market in SE Asia
The rising affluence of consumers is stimulating sales of major domestic appliances in Southeast Asia. According to the survey conducted last December by GFK Asia based in Singapore, the consumer market in the sector worth of the washers, air-conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens has grown by a healthy 13 percent…
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West Asia
Morsi betrays people who elected him
*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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South East Asia
Philippine activists protest destruction of coral reef by a U.S. minesweeper in Manila
A Filipino protester wears a headband with a sea turtle and a slogan during a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Activists protested the alleged destruction of the coral reef by the USS Guardian, a U.S. minesweeper, which ran aground off Tubbataha Reef,…
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