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South Asia
United States, Pakistan sign agreement to protect Pakistan’s cultural heritage
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Pakistan Secretary of National Heritage and Culture Ms. Humaira Ahmed signed an agreement on cultural property protection in Islamabad on January 30, 2024. The agreement establishes import restrictions on certain types of archaeological and ethnological materials…
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Culture
“Asre Rowshan” shines in Iran
TEHRAN: Alireza Bahrami, a member of the Asian Journalists Association (AJA) since 2019, is an active and well-known journalist in Iran, especially in the field of culture and art. He has had many media activities and was one of the founders of Iran Students News Agency (ISNA) in 2000. ISNA…
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Society
Dramatic football stories continue
By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: In the 120-year history of modern football, there have been some countries that once had strong and champion teams, but have not had that past glory for years. It has been the same in Asia and the Middle East. For example, Kuwait was once one of…
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Business
Netpia requests Google, Apple to comply with EU Digital Marketing Act
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: Netpia, a Korean company specializing in native language Internet addresses (NLIA), has asked Google and Apple to comply with the EU Digital Marketing Act. In a press conference at the Korea Press Center in downtown Seoul on January 23, 2024, the…
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Entertainment
2024 GCS International Board meeting takes place at GCS headquarters
By Seok-jae Kang Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: The 2024 GCS International Board of Directors Meeting took place at the conference room of the GCS International headquarters in downtown Seoul, Korea on January 22, 2024. At the board meeting, which was held in a hybrid format, the board members…
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Politics
Palestinian state only solution to Middle East unrest: Saudi ambassador to U.S.
DAVOS: The topic of normalization of relations with Israel cannot not be discussed as long as Israeli forces continue to kill Palestinian civilians, the Saudi ambassador to the United States has said. “The Kingdom has continuously extended a hand for peace, but when we look at the other hand, which…
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South Asia
Pakistan ready to work with Iran on all issues based on spirit of mutual trust
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday offered Iran to work on “all issues” after both countries launched air strikes into each other’s borders, targeting terrorists. The resolve came during caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani’s telephonic conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, according to a…
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South Asia
Pakistan conducts ‘precision military strikes’ against ‘terrorist hideouts’ in Iran
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has targeted terrorist hideouts inside the Iranian border after Iran violated the country’s sovereignty and launched a strike in Balochistan province that left two children dead and injured three girls. “This morning Pakistan undertook a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision…
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South Asia
Pakistan recalls its ambassador from Iran after airstrikes, asks Iranian envoy not to return for time being
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Following Iran’s violation of Pakistani airspace, Pakistan has recalled its ambassador from Iran and asked the Iranian ambassador, currently visiting his country, not to return to Islamabad for the time being. “Pakistan has decided to recall its ambassador from Iran and that the…
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People
Man puts on makeup, women’s clothes to impersonate girlfriend in recruitment exam
NEW DELHI: A man was caught after he posed as a female candidate to take an exam at a Punjab university. The man wore lipstick, makeup, salwar kameez, and bangles as he appeared as a woman for a health workers’ recruitment exam, conducted by the Baba Farid University of Health…
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