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West Asia
A Moroccan artist aims for Guinness World Records
Moroccan artist Abdelatif Al-Ayyadi, 25 years old, is holding one of the biggest exhibitions in Morocco, showing his satirical paintings of political, social, and intellectual figures in Morocco, in addition to being inspired by international characters and main events in and outside Morocco. Al-Ayyadi uses aqueous and oily painting, being inspired…
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South Asia
Infant dies in Pakistan as politician’s security prevents family from entering hospital
A 10-month-old baby girl died on Wednesday as a result of the family not being allowed in the Civil Hospital, Karachi, due to the chairman of political party, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto’s security measures for his visit to inaugurate the trauma center. A storm ensued as the media and public both criticized…
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Society
Refugees from Myanmar arrive in South Korea
Refugees from Myanmar arrived in South Korea to be resettled after having spent a long time in a refugee camp in Thailand. These are the first to benefit from South Korea’s program of resettling refugees. On Wednesday 23 December, four families from Myanmar arrived in South Korea through Incheon airport.…
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Culture
Korean actress forced to leave country after drug abuse
Entertainer and actress Amy, who was charged for abusing prescription drugs Propofol and Zolpidem, will be forced to deport the country on December 30. The Korean Immigration office revealed to Daily Sports on December 22 that they ordered for Amy to leave the country by December 31. According to the reports, Amy…
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Culture
Quentin Tarantino receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Days before the release of his latest venture “Hateful Eight”, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino received his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tarantino spoke to a crowd that had gathered for the event outside the Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard Monday, recalling his childhood memories of his parents bringing him to watch…
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Society
The “Islamic” Malaysian airline company launches its first flight
On Sunday 20th December, the first domestic flight of private Malaysian Airlines company “Rayani Air” was launched, in compliance with Islamic shariah. The CEO of the company, Jaffar Zamhoury in his statement to Huffington Post Arabic, said, “We kicked off with a domestic route from Kuala Lumpur to the resort island of Langkawi.…
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People
Actors come together to support Syrian refugees
A number of celebrities came together to help Syrian refugees after thousands of them started asking refuge in numerous countries. Edward Norton, known for his roles in Fight Club and Birdman, started a fundraiser on the website “CrowdRise” to encourage people to donate money to support one of these refugees’ move to Michigan,…
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East Asia
A Korean Orphan Who Inspired Hope in post-WWII Japan
Amidst all the angst between Japan and Korea for the atrocities committed by the Japanese Imperial army on Koreans in the last century, there are stories that are easily forgotten and sidetracked, to make way for the aforementioned conflicts to be highlighted. It does not mean those stories are less…
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West Asia
UNICEF fights violence against children in Egypt
Many children in Egypt are being subjected to violence at the hands of those who are supposed to protect and nurture them, according to a detailed study carried out in 2013 by the Center for Development Studies for the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood and UNICEF. This violence is often normalized…
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Business
Alibaba buys newspaper to ‘improve China’s image’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has confirmed that it’s agreed to buy Hong Kong English-language newspaper “South China Morning Post”, similar to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’s $250 million buyout of The Washington Post. The deal is worth just over HK$2 billion, or about $266 million, and includes other SCMP Group properties…
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