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West Asia
The English poetry anthology “The Memory of Silence” by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid released in India
The English poetry anthology titled “The Memory of Silence” by Ashraf Aboul-Yazid was released in India. The anthology is the collective result of the efforts by the publishing house; Poetrywala, poet and publisher Hemant Divate, the artist of the cover painting Shirish Kathlac, and the poet, critic and professor of…
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East Asia
The ticking Korean bomb
The ISIS and terrorist attacks in Europe grab regular headlines while a quiet bomb ticks in northeast Asia. The threat is not misplaced, considering nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are at the command of a 33-year old authoritarian leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un. Korea is the last divided nation…
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West Asia
Iran Accuses Kim Kardashian of Being a Secret Agent
Iran is accusing Kim Kardashian of being a secret agent because of her provocative Instagram photos, Fox News Insider reports. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp has claimed that Kardashian is working with Instagram’s CEO to influence the Islamic republic’s youth by portraying a lifestyle that is at odds with Islam.…
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West Asia
Beirut Museum of Art reveals official name, BeMa
The name of Lebanon’s newest art institution, Beirut Museum of Art, has revealed its official name. BeMa is spearheaded by The Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of the Arts in Lebanon (APEAL), a non-profit organization dedicated to international quality programs that support art from Lebanon and the global art…
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Central Asia
Patriarch Kirill visits North Caucasus
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia visited North Caucasus and arrived in Kabardino-Balkaria. Patriarch arrived in Nalchik airport and was met with bread and salt and traditional folk group. Vestnik Kavkaza reports that Patriarch Kirill accepts this visit as important since this is his first visit to Kabardino-Balkaria and…
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East Asia
Russian export to ASEAN market will rise to 10% by 2020
Pyotr Fradkov, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Export Center said that the center forecasts Russian export to ASEAN countries will grow from 1.5% to 10% by 2020. “Now we have 1.5% on the market but I believe 10% will be a decent share. It’s fairly achievable by 2020,” he…
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Central Asia
Russia plans to ban all Turkish vegetables and fruits
Rosselkhoznadzor – Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance plans to ban vegetables and fruit imports from Turkey after May 16. Deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Yulia Shvabauskene, said that agency works on this issue seriously, “they continue to find Turkish food products that need to be quarantined,” Interfax reported.…
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Central Asia
Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan worst places to be gay
Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan are ranked the worst places to live in Europe for LGBTI people, meeting only 5 percent of the rights community’s criteria for legal equality. The ILGA-Rainbow Europe Organization ranked up to 50 European countries basing marks on various points that affect the daily life of LGBTI…
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West Asia
Bahraini artists to be showcased in London
A collection of over 50 pieces from 17 artists selected under the Bahrain Art Across Border (BAAB) umbrella, will be going on display for the first time in London at the end of the month, as part of the inaugural BAAB London 2016. The highly-anticipated exhibition will kick off with…
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West Asia
Stalin’s statue dismantled in Georgia
Stalin’s bust has been bashed in by the local administration in Ateni village of Gori, Georgia. Local residents, who celebrated the Victory Day on May 9, erected the bust without permission from officials. The statue was paint bombed by some anti-Stalin people ad after it was dismantled by the local…
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