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West Asia
[Novel] The Road to Shamawes ①
*Editor’s note: We start to carry “The road to Shamawes,” a novel written by Egyptian novelist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, in series. The novel was originally written in Arabic, and translated into Korean and English. The novelist, now working as a journalist in Kuwait, also serves as the editor of the Arabic version of The AsiaN. Shamawes…
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West Asia
Members Of Afghan Youth Orchestra Practice Before Leaving For Concert Tour To U.S.
In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 photo, Ahmad Farid Shefta of Afghanistan, right, teaches Afghan students how to play the trumpet in a class at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dozens of Afghan teenagers including former street kids or orphans aged 10 to 22, will be…
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West Asia
A Victim Makes A Phone Call At Site Of Suicide Car Bombing In Kabul That Left Six Dead, 30 Injured
A victim talks on the phone at the site of a suicide car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 16, 2013. A powerful suicide bombing hit Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, killing six people, all attackers, and injuring 30 others, all civilians, Kabul police said in a statement released hours…
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West Asia
Rescuers Inspect Site Of Bomb Attack In Kirkuk, Iraq, That Left 17 Dead, 133 Injured
Rescuers inspect the site of a bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Jan. 16, 2013. Up to 17 people were killed and 133 wounded in two bomb attacks targeting offices of Kurdish parties in the ethnically mixed cities of Kirkuk and Tuz-Khurmato in northern Iraq on Wednesday, according to the…
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West Asia
A noted Kuwaiti poet sends preface of her anthology to be published in Korea
*Editor’s note: I am glad to inform you that The AsiaN will publish the anthology titled “A Woman from Kuwait” of Kuwaiti poet Dr. Souad Al Sabah around the end of this month (January). Some of her poems translated into Korean have already been introduced in The AsiaN’s Korean edition in series under the title of “Poetic Fragrance…
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South Asia
Supporters Of Fiery Pakistani Cleric Remain On A Street Braving Cold Weather As Ordered By Him
Supporters of Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, take a nap in a cold weather at an anti government rally in Islamabad, Pakistan Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Thousands of Pakistanis fed up with political leaders they say are corrupt and indifferent rallied in the Pakistani capital Tuesday, as the fiery cleric…
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West Asia
Police Inspect Site Of Train Accident Near Cairo Which Left 19 Dead, 100 Injured
Egyptians inspect the wreckage of a train accident in Badrasheen, 40 KM south of Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. At least 19 people died and more than 100 were injured when two railroad passenger cars derailed just south of Cairo, health officials say. The accident comes less than two…
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West Asia
People Gather Around Crater Caused By Explosion At A University In Aleppo, Syria
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian people gather in front of a crater caused by an explosion hit a university in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Two explosions struck the main university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday, causing an…
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West Asia
Iranian President Talks With Syrian PM In Tehran Aimed At Enhancing Relations
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets with Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi (L) in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2013. Ahmadinejad called on Tuesday for enhancing relations with Syria in different fields. <Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz>
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West Asia
Kurdish People Mourn At Ceremony For Three Kurdish Women Shot Dead In Paris
Kurdish people pay tribute to the three activists during a memorial ceremony, in Villiers le Bel, north of Paris, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, before their bodies are sent to Turkey for burial. Three Kurdish women were shot dead at a pro-Kurdish center in Paris on Thursday Jan. 10, in what…
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