• Politics

    The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation XVII

    Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: The sixteenth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, aims to achieve peace, justice and strong institutions on a global scale. This goal is based on accomplishing justice by achieving peaceful…

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    The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation XVI

    Goal 15: Life on Land By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: The fifteenth goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is about “Life on Land”. It aims to preserve the land and its wealth and natural resources of all kinds, based on consciously rationalizing their use to achieve the set…

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  • Society

    The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation XV

    Goal 14: Life below water By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: The fourteenth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals is about life under water, and aims to preserve the oceans, seas, marine resources and other bodies of water and rationalize their use in a conscious manner to achieve the sustainable development set…

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  • Society

    ‘Smarphoto’ Gains Popularity in Korea

    By Seok-jae Kang, Vice President, Asia Journalists Association SEOUL: A new genre of photography, Smarphoto, is gaining popularity among Koreans, especially smartphone beginners and senior photography enthusiasts. Smarphoto, a coined term combining smartphone and photography, was created by Korean video specialist Park Kyung-sam in 2012. “Smartphones have become an essential…

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    The ABCs of Sustainable Development Goals and Sudan’s situation XIV

    Goal 13: Climate Action By Dr. Hassan Humeida Kiel, Germany: KIEL, GERMANY: The importance of the 13th goal, “Climate Action” of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals related to the state of the planet and its future, comes at a time when global climate change is considered the greatest challenge…

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  • Society

    “Kembara Satun-Hatyai 2024” strengthens relationship among Muslims in Malaysia, Thailand

      By Norila Daud KUALA LUMPUR: Rohaya Mustapa, muslimat representative of Surau As-Siddiq hands over donations and gifts to asnaf groups at Kampung Tanjung Pao Mosque in Satun, Thailand recently. As a symbol of “ukhwah” (fraternity) and good neighbourly relationship, a group of 22 muslim ladies representing Bandar Tun Hussein Onn,…

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    China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway: start of construction in 2024?

    By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: On December 28, 2023, the head of Kyrgyzstan’s National Investment Agency announced the commencement of the construction of the “China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan” railway in 2024. This railway is intended to be a crucial part of the new Eurasian railway corridor, as stated in a material by Boris Kushkov,…

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  • Society

    Miracle of music from Africa to Iran, from Iran to India

    By Alireza Bahrami TEHRAN: More than half a century ago, a man in the south of Iran sang a local song. This song referred to the people who came to Iran from the African island of Zanzibar several centuries ago. A few years later, an Iranian pop singer sang this…

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  • Business

    Future of business media highlighted at WAM roundtable

    DUBAI: Media has a major role in promoting future business concepts and conveying them to the public effectively, the head of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) has said. “The media sector is seeing remarkable progress in keeping with global technological developments, with the emergence of new technologies in media work…

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  • Politics

    Pasola and Elections in Indonesia

    By Eddy Suprapto (EDS) SURABAYA, JAKARTA: Pasola is a game of dexterity throwing wooden javelins at each other from horseback which is part of the Marapu ritual ceremony. Marapu is an indigenous religion of the archipelago which is adhered to by the people of Sumba Island. Marapu in the beliefs…

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