• Society

    Visiting Expo 2020 Dubai: The flamboyant charm of connecting cultures, minds

    By Habib Toumi DUBAI: Wading through the large avenues and alleys in the huge Dubai EXPO 2020, I can sense the excitement and enthusiasm among the thousands of people coming from around the world for a unique experience of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” It is the United Nations in…

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  • Politics

    NATO recommendations should be used to save lives

    With Anders Fogh Rasmussen NATO Secretary General (2009 – 2014) and Nicola de Santis By Habib Toumi BAHRAIN: Going through the recent assessment of NATO’s engagement in Afghanistan and the ensuing recommendations, I had an eerie feeling of déjà-vu. One recommendation read: “When planning and conducting future operations, Allies should…

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  • Culture

    Travelogue Yelena Y. Dimitriyevitch’s Letters from Egypt published in Arabic

    The book cover CAIRO: A short travelogue of the Serbian writer Yelena Y. Dimitriyevitch (1862-1945) “Letters from Egypt” has been published in Arabic in the edition of the publishing edition Literature of the Silk Road (Silk Road Literature). The book was conceived as a trilingual edition, Arabic, Serbian and English.…

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  • Politics

    Iran and Afghanistan: So far, so close

    By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: The relationship between Iran and Afghanistan has historically been a series of contradictions and similarities. During the Persian Empire, in the distant years, Afghanistan and Tajikistan were also part of Greater Persia. In modern political geography, Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan are the three countries where the…

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  • Culture

    Emergent themes in contemporary literature: An Anachronous Shower as a Model

    By Ashraf Aboul-Yazid Asia Journalists Association President CAIRO: Insha Publications, India, organized an  international webinar on ” Emergent themes in contemporary literature ” and a book release program on StreamYard, on December 5, 2021. Insha Publication, the organiser of this beautiful Webinar cum book-launch program, is run by Anees Ahmed…

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  • Culture

    Creator of Squid Game wins Straits Times Asian Award

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The creator of the Squid Game, a drama series about survival of the fittest in a capitalist eco-system, South Korean Hwang Dong-hyuk beat three other illustrious contenders to win The Straits Times Asian of the Year award. The trio are Ms…

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  • Politics

    Tripped in race to lead Singapore, but Heng Swee Keat still in limelight

    By Ivan Lim Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN    SINGAPORE: “Good Luck.” That’s what “Heng” means in Singapore’s local dialect. So, once-kampong boy Heng Swee Keat considered it his good fortune that he has had a crack at high office. Not by luck but by the dint of his credentials.…

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  • Society

    Kyrgyzstan completes voting in parliamentary elections

    By Nurzhan Kasmalieva BISHKEK: The parliamentary elections have ended in Kyrgyzstan with the victory of six political parties. For the first time, 90 candidates were elected to the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan through a mixed electoral system with 54 of them according to a proportional system from political parties, and 36…

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  • Politics

    Kyrgyzstan votes for new parliament

    By Nurzhan Kasmalieva    BISHKEK: The parliamentary elections have started in Kyrgyzstan on Sunday morning. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov was one of the first to cast his ballot in a polling station in the outskirts of the capital, Bishkek. After the voting, the head of state called on fellow citizens to be…

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  • Society

    Pre-school education in Uzbekistan

    By Dilmurod Jumaboyev Editor-in-Chief, Vodiymedia.uz TASHKENT: “In the next 4-5 years, we set a goal to cover all kindergarten age children with the system of pre-school education. It is our duty to women, children of our country, moreover, our sacred task for the sake of the future, and we will…

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