• East Asia

    Empowering Lives Through Photography

    Thomas Tham Joo Kit is a Malaysian photographer residing in Singapore. A volunteer consultant to 4 NGOs located in Asia, Thomas steps forward to help in building better life for the disadvantaged people. He is involved in infrastructure, social and life skill programs and connecting NGOs to galvanize and share…

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  • Culture

    Celebrating Holi – ‘the festival of colors’ in Busan

    If there’s one Hindu festival that even non-Hindus love to celebrate, it is Holi. Holi is a spring festival in India and Nepal where people play with colors. Due to its playful nature, it has spread in popularity all across the world. Wherever Hindus reside, you are sure to find…

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  • East Asia

    “Turkustan is ready to cooperate with South Korea”

    Azerbaijan is one of the most dynamic countries among former Soviet republics in the areas of economy, politics, culture and media activities. There is especially an uptrend in the media. The Turkustan Weekly is an exclusive publication for the media of Azerbaijan with several language options and cooperation with different…

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  • Politics

    AJA announces AJA Awards winners

    Asia Journalist Association (AJA) President Ivan Lim Sin Chin announces the final winners of AJA award 2016: The president of Indonesia Joko Widodo, Korean filmmaker Lee Joon-ik, Korean-Filipino member of National Assembly Lee Jasmine and Line Co. The ceremony will be held with AJA General Meeting 2016 and the starting ceremony of The AsiaN Global Ombudsman…

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  • Pope Francis to Visit Caucasus

    Pope Francis will visit the three countries of Caucasus in coming months, the Vatican Press office announced on April 9. The first visit scheduled for Armenia between June 24-26 and for Georgia and Azerbaijan in late September. “Accepting the invitations from His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of…

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  • West Asia

    The future of printed media in UAE

    Media in the Middle East has witnessed an extraordinary change over the past five years. The Middle East has become increasingly involved in world events and trade. Not only has it outdone its own accomplishments but has also placed itself on the global map of commercial success. Arab media is…

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  • West Asia

    Egypt restores its Museum of Islamic Arts after two years

    After two years of closing, Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art will officially be inaugurated in April, Minster of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany announced during a tour of the museum to inspect restoration and rehabilitation works. El-Enany pointed out that the “restoration and the opening of the museum embodies the collaboration efforts…

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  • West Asia

    The World of Valentina

    There is no doubt that I passed the town of Canosa di Canosa di Puglia when I headed to Bisceglle to participate in the Art Festival peoples of the Mediterranean  a few years ago, as both towns are the daughters of the Italian south. When I saw the pictures of…

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  • West Asia

    “A River on Travel”: a cultural evening in Kuwait’s Egyptian cultural office

    The Egyptian cultural office in Kuwait held a cultural evening to discuss the traveling-themed book “A River on Travel” by the journalist and traveler Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. Invited by the Egyptian cultural counselor Dr. Nabil Bahgat and under the patronage of Egyptian ambassador Yasser Atif and his wife. The book was…

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  • West Asia

    “A River on Travel” in the Egyptian cultural office in Kuwait

    Next Saturday, 20th February 2016, at 19:30 pm, hosted by the Egyptian Cultural Office in Kuwait, under the patronage of the Egyptian Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Mr. Yasser Atef, the Egyptian cultural attaché Dr. Nabil Bahgat is a forum night to celebrate the new book of the writer…

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