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South Asia
Pakistan to transfer Iranian prisoners under bilateral agreement with Iran
By Nasir Aijaz The AsiaN Representative KARACHI, SINDH, PAKISTAN: The Consul General of Iran and his team held a meeting with the officials of Home Department of Pakistan’s Sindh province in Karachi on Friday October 25, 2024 to discuss essential actions regarding the transfer of Iranian prisoners from Sindh’s jails…
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Politics
There is more to the India-Canada fallout than just allegations of espionage, transnational killings
By Gunjeet Sra NEW DELHI: In a bold statement last week, the Trudeau-led Canadian government accused India of assassinating and plotting the 2023 killing of Canadian-Khalistani advocate Hardeep Nijjar. Nijjar, labeled a terrorist by India, was wanted in India for several cases like the 2007 bombing in Punjab that killed 6…
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Politics
Bangladesh under Yunus’ leadership: Challenges, opportunities
By Shafiqul Bashar DHAKA: As Bangladesh finds itself since 8 August 2024 in the interim leadership of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, the nation stands at a crossroads of potential and peril. Following the ousting of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August, Dr Yunus’ administration has inherited a…
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Politics
Bahrain reiterates call for international peace conference
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain has reiterated its call to hold an expanded and urgent international conference to revive hope in achieving peace. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa renewed the call as he addressed the bi-cameral parliament convening at the start of its new session. On May 16, King…
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South Asia
First batch of 27 Palestinian medical students from Gaza arrives in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz The Asian Representative ISLAMABAD: The first batch of 27 Palestinian medical students arrived in Lahore city of Pakistan from Cairo on Sunday October 13, 2024 to continue their medical studies. This batch of students is part of 192 Palestinian medical students from war-torn Gaza who will continue…
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Culture
South Korean Nobel laureate Han Kang Prize announcement
By Anders Olsson, Chairman of the Nobel Committee OSLO: 한강 Han Kang was born in 1970 in the South Korean city of Gwangju before, at the age of nine, moving with her family to Seoul. She comes from a literary background, her father being a reputed novelist. Alongside her writing, she has also devoted…
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Culture
South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel literature prize; becomes second South Korean Nobel laureate
SEOUL: Author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, becoming the first South Korean to get the honor, a surprise feat that had her country rejoicing in disbelief. The Swedish Academy announced Han as this year’s laureate, recognizing the 53-year-old “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical…
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People
AJA gets ready for new transformation phase, set to elect executive committee
SEOUL: Asia Journalists Association is set to elect five vice presidents to its executive committee, marking a new phase in which the 20-year-old association is being run. A regular member of the pan-Asian association will also be elected to the committee, the highest decision-making body in AJA. The five candidates…
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Business
Outstanding women in Bahrain to be awarded for exceptional talent
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: A new tribute will made to outstanding women in Bahrain as people in the Gulf country, both nationals and foreigners, will be able to vote for the 2024 Woman of the Year Awards. The Woman of the Year Awards, by Woman This Month magazine, honor the…
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Politics
Gulf countries mark 20 years of NATO partnership: Looking back, moving forward
By Habib Toumi NEW YORK: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the four member countries of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) partnership with NATO have celebrated 20 years of the initiative. An event hosted by the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al Sabah, on the…
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