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South Asia
Pakistan delegation visits Kabul, holds talks with Taliban
By Nasir Aijaz, The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Director General of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), country’s spy agency, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar visited Kabul and held important meetings with acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and other high-ranking officials…
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Society
Ambassador: Türkiye will never forget Bahrain’s solidarity
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain’s response to the earthquake emergency in Türkiye is not just humanitarian. It is also a reflection of the deep friendship between the two countries, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Bahrain Esin Çakıl has said. “In the aftermath of the earthquake that hit Türkiye on February 6, the…
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Politics
UAE news agency calls for media partnership to tackle information vacuum on climate change
Al Rayssi explains how WAM is keen on filling information vacuum on climate change through media partnership (WAM) DUBAI: The head of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) news agency WAM has called for the establishment of a media partnership to craft media content that will enlighten the public in diverse societies…
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People
AJA mourns passing of Somsanouk Mixay from Laos
Somsanouk Mixay (Laos Times) By Norila Daud, Former President of CAJ/NUJM KUALA LUMPUR: The Asia Journalists Association (AJA) was saddened to learn about the passing of Mr. Somsanouk Mixay from Laos on January 24, 2023. AJA recalls with great respect the former Board of Director in the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists…
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South Asia
Pakistan: Mystery shrouds over country-wide power breakdown
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The mystery shrouds over the prolonged power breakdown across the country that occurred early Monday morning and continued for over twenty four hours. The electricity supply went off suddenly and simultaneously at 7.30am on January 23, 2023 in the whole country including capital…
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IT-Science
Nepalese ophthalmologist who saved sight of 120,000 people wins major award in Bahrain
MANAMA: A Nepalese ophthalmologist has won Bahrain’s prestigious Isa Award for Service to Humanity. The award is granted every two years to individuals or organizations who “not only see pain, strife and hardships in this difficult world that we live in but are stirred to bring beauty where there is…
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Culture
Virtual Congress of World Poetry Movement in Africa on January 21-22
CAIRO: In the crucial search for the unity of the poetic forces of Africa, and to make much more visible the immense contribution of the poetry of that continent to the world, the Virtual Congress of the World Poetry Movement (WPM) Africa will be held on January 21-22 starting at 10:00 GMT.…
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Politics
Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigns
HANOI: Vietnam’s President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has stepped down and resigned from his positions within the state and the Communist Party. The party’s central committee approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s request to resign from all his positions. “The 13th Party Central Committee convened a meeting in Hanoi on January 17 to…
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People
History in the making: Saudi woman to referee men’s official international football match
Al Anood Al Asmari BASRA: Saudi Al Anood Al Asmari is set to make history by becoming the first Arab woman to referee an international men’s football match. Al Anood has recently been included on the Saudi list of international referees and she was named among the referees of the…
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Highest sympathy for Russia is in Tajikistan; lowest in Azerbaijan – Sociologists
By Kuban Abdymen BISHKEK: The greatest sympathy for Russia and its humanitarian cooperation program is in Tajikistan and the least is in Azerbaijan, a survey has found. The All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM), together with the Eurasian Monitor Association, commissioned by Rossotrudnichestvo, conducted last year a sociological study of…
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