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West Asia
Afghan Refugee Children Wait To Receive Relief Goods Donated By Japan In Kabul
An Afghan refugee carries a bag of coal donated by Japan government for refugee people in Kabul, Afghanistan on Jan. 1, 2013. Hundreds of refugee families received winter relief assistance on Tuesday. An Afghan refugee woman with her children waits to receive winter relief assistance donated by Japan government for…
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West Asia
Egypt: the not so bad constitution
Egyptian politics over the past nine months has not been an edifying sight, but the new constitution does not spell the end of democracy in Egypt. It scares the 36 percent of Egyptian voters who rejected it, but their fears are probably misplaced. The revolution was made in the big…
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West Asia
Gulls Hunt For Food At Water Treatment Plant In Rafah, Gaza Strip
Gulls hunt for food at a water treatment plant in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Dec. 30, 2012. <Xinhua/Khaled Omar>
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West Asia
Two Protesters Injured By Gunshots At Demonstrations In Western Iraq
Protesters chant slogans against Iraq’s Shiite-led government as they expelled Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq and his bodyguards from the demonstrations scene in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Gunshots wounded at least two people Sunday at demonstrations in western Iraq when bodyguards…
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West Asia
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West Asia
Israeli President Speaks At Meeting Of Israeli Diplomats Serving Around The World
Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks at a conference with Israeli ambassadors and heads of Israeli missions from across the world at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Dec. 30, 2012. Peres reiterated his vision for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process Sunday. <Xinhua/Yin Dongxun>
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West Asia
Oil Tanker Supplying Fuel For Coalition Forces Gets Fire In Nangarhan, Afghanistan
A firefighter works at the site where NATO oil tankers were burnt in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Dec. 30, 2012. At least one person was killed when 11 oil trucks supplying fuel for the NATO-led coalition forces caught fire following a blast in Nangarhar on Sunday evening.…
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South East Asia
AJA announces Suu Kyi, Pakistani activist as Asians of 2012
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) has selected Aung San Suu Kyi and Malala Yousafzai as its Asians of 2012. In a Friday press release, the Seoul-based association wrote, “The two female winners are proof that the new era demands female leadership.” Suu Kyi is well known for being a decades-long…
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West Asia
Israel Builds Apartment In East Jerusalem Despite Opposition By Palestinians
In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo, a construction worker works on a new housing unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. Israel is planning its biggest construction surge in east Jerusalem in decades, settlement opponents say, a move that would complicate prospects for restarting peace talks with…
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West Asia
Air Show Held To Celebrate Graduation Ceremony Of Israeli Military Pilots
A female graduate of Class 165 of Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) Flight School stands beside a F-15I fighter jet of IAF at Hatzerim base near Beersheva, south Israel, on Dec. 27, 2012. An F-15I fighter jet of Israeli Air Force (IAF) takes off during an air show at a graduation…
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