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Politics
European Union: War in Ukraine is not West versus Rest of the World
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: The War in Ukraine should not be framed as a European issue or as ‘West versus the rest of the world’, a European Union (EU) diplomat has stressed. “Supporting Ukraine and working for peace go hand in hand. In all this, the EU does not ask…
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Culture
Association Alia Mundi: “A Street in Cairo” by eternal traveler poet Ashraf Aboul-Yazid
The cover of the book BELGRADE: The Association for Promoting Cultural Diversity Alia Mundi has just published its latest publication – “A Street in Cairo”, the poetry bookby renowned Egyptian writer, journalist, translator and editor Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. The book was published as a trilingual edition in Serbian, English and Arabic. The…
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Culture
WJC 2023: JAK President calls for urgent preparation to embrace future crises
SEOUL: The World Journalist Conference 2023 (WJC 2023) concluded on Sunday following a week of speeches, debates and visits to cities in South Korea that included Busan and Suwon. In his opening remarks at the launch of WJC2023, Journalists Association of Korea (JAK) President Kim Dong Hoon called on journalists…
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Culture
Social media issues: Another influencer deported from Bali over offensive behavior
BALI: Local community members have called for a deeper understanding of their culture and a greater respect for its belief after another instagrammer was deported for taking nude pictures of herself under a sacred banyan tree. Luiza Kosykh, 40, said that she was not aware the tree was sacred. But…
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Culture
I Won’t Find Another You: Their best love poems face our hard times
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: “I Won’t Find Another You” ; a bilingual anthology of best love poems in English and Hindi, has been published recently. I am grateful to editor and poet Thangjam Misna Chanu (Misna Chanu) who gave me the chance to read the English…
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Society
GCS International Kyrgyzstan Chapter launched in ceremony in Bishkek
By Seok-Jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association BISHKEK: A launching ceremony was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for the GCS International Kyrgyzstan Chapter on March 28, 2023. The ceremony, which took place at the Sport Complex Sun City in downtown Bishkek, was held shortly after the opening ceremony of the…
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Culture
Opening ceremony held in Bishkek for WT-ADF Kyrgyzstan Cares Program
By Seok-Jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association BISHKEK: An opening ceremony took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for the WT-Asia Development Foundation (ADF) Kyrgyzstan Cares Program on March 28, 2023. The ceremony was held at the Sport Complex Sun City in downtown Bishkek with the attendance of WT President Dr. Chungwon…
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Society
GCS International opens office in Kyrgyzstan
By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: The Global Common Society (GCS) International officially opened its department office in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. The opening ceremony was held in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, with the participation of visiting World Taekwondo (WT) President Chungwon Choue, President of the National Olympic Committee of Kyrgyzstan…
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South Asia
Vice Chancellors of 11 Pakistani Universities on South Korea’s visit
Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University Dr Fateh Marri with a Korean official By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The Vice Chancellors of 11 universities of Pakistan, including the Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, are on week-long visit to South Korea under the USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA) being…
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South Asia
Pakistani poet Imdad Aakash visits Egypt
By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, President, Asia Journalists Association CAIRO: Pakistani poet Imdad Aakash , one of the most famous Urdu writers and composers of Gazal poems, is visiting Egypt. Imdad Aakash was selected as the coordinator of the World Poetry Movement (WPM) in Pakistan, which was a bridge to our meeting…
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