• Society

    Rahovec hosts the International Poetry Festival in Kosovo

    RAHOVEC: The seventh edition of the International Poetry Festival in Rahovec will be held from 15 to 17 September. This year, Kosovo will host 20 selected world poets, thus promoting the national, cultural, artistic values of Kosovo among the world’s most prominent poets, which also becomes the best cultural diplomacy. For…

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  • Culture

    Poem of Harat

    By Pooneh Nedai Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine, Publisher of Amrood Tehran Who am I? A girl with shaved head? A woman with dark Burqa? A mother with shaking hand? Or a very beautiful doll?   Who am I? A man or human? Or continuation of my ancestors’ regret?  …

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  • Society

    ‘Gagok’ concert held in memory of great Korean composer Lee An-Sam

    By Seok-Jae Kang GCS International Secretary-General Vice President of the Asian Journalists Association SEOUL: A ‘gagok’ concert was held in memory of the great Korean composer Lee An-sam in Seoul, Korea on August 12. The first Lee An-Sam Gagok Concert was held at the Chamber Hall of the Sejong Center…

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  • Culture

    This fall, ancient Egyptians rise with modern poets

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid CAIRO: A week before the announcement of the final list of the world’s poetesses and poets participating in the Silk Road series anthology, 65 creative icons have been assembled from Russia, Kosovo, Cape Verde, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Chile, Egypt, Armenia, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Montenegro, Greece, Kenya, Indonesia,…

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  • Society

    Korean beach in Samcheok achieves fame thanks to BTS’ photo shoot

    SAMCHEOK: A scenic beach in South Korea’s eastern coastal city of Samcheok has seen an influx of visitors thanks to its growing popularity as the location for K-pop superstar BTS’ photo shoot for its megahit single “Butter.” The city government of Samcheok, about 290 kilometers east of Seoul, saw its…

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  • Politics

    Limited media attention is ruining the Earth

    By Neelima Mathur India-based Executive Producer-Researcher-Writer, Mentor & Trainer Director of Lakeside Doc Festival NEW DELHI: It’s amazing how we talk of Climate Change like a new phenomenon. Floods, droughts, cyclones, melting glaciers have been staring in our face for decades. We also tend to equate global warming as climate change.…

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  • Society

    Saudi-bred falcon sold for $72,000 in international auction

      By Habib Toumi RIYADH: A rare falcon was sold at a record $71,994 (270,000 Saudi riyals) during an auction in Saudi Arabia. The International Falcon Breeders Auction (IFBA) said the auctioned falcon was the most expensive bred by Saudi breeders. The falcon, bred at Al Aradi’s Farm in Saudi…

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  • Culture

    17th Kazan International Film Festival jury members announced

    KAZAN: The final composition of the jury of the XVII Kazan International Muslim Film Festival, which will be held in the capital of Tatarstan from 5 to 10 September, has become known. Films will be judged by filmmakers from 10 countries of the world – from Sweden to India. Elchin…

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  • Business

    As Asian cities sink affecting 600 million people, managed retreat must be tabled

    By Crispin Maslog MANILA: Even as Asia’s megacities continue to submerge, officials of one small Philippine city are planning a major US$460 million reclamation project that will damage or sink their beautiful seaside city into the dark blue southern sea. Scientists and environmentalists have called on the local government of Dumaguete…

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  • Business

    Korea: Spiteful reviews haunting restaurant owners amid boom of delivery apps

      SEOUL: Kim Tae-han (alias), a 27-year-old former restaurant owner in southern Seoul, said one of his most important daily routines was checking reviews of his store on food delivery platforms. Kim, who has now quit his restaurant business, said that one day he had to drive his car to…

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