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West Asia
Turkey’s Leftist Union Members Opposed To Deployment Of NATO Patriot Missile In Turkey
Members of Turkey’s leftist unions stage a protest against the NATO Patriot Missile Defense Systems to protect Turkey in case neighboring Syria launches an attack, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. The German Patriot Unit will arrive in the Mediterranean port city of Iskenderun Monday and will be stationed…
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West Asia
Call for Jewish to return to Egypt was answered by call for revolution to return to Egypt
Mr. Al-Erian (which means naked in Arabic), is a member of Muslim Brotherhood. He called the Jewish to come back to Egypt to show that Muslim Brotherhood political party is not in war with Israel. His call raised many sarcastic comments, as Muslim Brotherhood are in contradiction with Christians who…
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West Asia
Egyptian Protesters Clash With Police In Alexandria Over Result Of Court Ruling On 2011 Uprising
Protesters confront with the police during clashes in the coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, on Jan. 20, 2013. Police and protesters clashed here on Sunday after the presiding judge investigating the killing of protesters in Egypt’s 2011 uprising returned the case. A burning vehicle is seen during clashes in the…
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West Asia
Egyptian Construction Workers Lead Miserable Life Having Neither Basic Income Nor Medical Insurance
Abdulzaher Marei instructs his younger son Alaa Marei in an under-construction building in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Jan. 17, 2013. More than 40 years ago, Abdulzaher Marei left his hometown Atfeeh in Giza countryside and started to work in the construction field in Cairo. His four sons followed him. His…
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South Asia
Supporters Of Pakistani Muslim Cleric Wait For Transportation At Site Where They Attended Four Days Of Rally In Islamabad
Supporters of Pakistani Sunni cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri stand next to their belongings while waiting for transportation, at the site where they were camping and attended an anti-government rally, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. Pakistani officials struck a deal late Thursday with the fiery Muslim cleric to end four days…
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West Asia
Video Game “Endgame: Syria” Seeks To Illustrate Civilian Loss In Syrian Civil War
This undated image provided by Auroch Digital Ltd. shows the video game “Endgame: Syria.” The new video game based on Syria’s civil war seeks to illustrate civilian loss due to heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces. The British developer of the video game says he wants to educate…
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West Asia
New tax, more suffering, inflation, citizen has only to ask what comes next?
New tax, more suffering, the government is flooding the Egyptian currency, and citizen is asking what could the Egyptian government leave for him.
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East Asia
Moktar Belmoktar Is Leader Of A Militant Group Who Took 41 Foreigners Hostage In Sahara Desert
This image from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, purports to show militant militia leader Moktar Belmoktar. Algerian officials scrambled Thursday Jan. 17, 2013 for a way to end an armed standoff deep in the Sahara desert with Islamic militants who have taken…
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West Asia
Tens Of Thousands Of People Gather In Diyarbakir, Turkey, For Funeral Of Three Kurdish Activists Killed In Paris
Kurds shout slogans to praise three women activists who were found shot dead in Paris, as one of their coffins is carried at an airport in Diyarbakir, southern Turkey, late Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Thousands of people expected to attend funerals on Thursday for the women, who belonged to the…
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The Arab Youth: How do they think? Why do they Revolt?
After a year which was characterized mainly by “change” demanded by millions of young men and women who sparked off a wave of uprisings and even sacrificed their lives for it, many voices were heard giving descriptions, making analyses and comparisons and drawing conclusions. In the midst of all that…
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