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East Asia
Algerian PM Says In Algiers That 37 Hostages Killed And Another Five Remain Missing
In this image made from television Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi, right, and Koichi Kawana, president of Japanese engineering firm JGC Corporation, bow towards the Ain Amenas gas facility a day after special forces stormed the plant to end a four-day siege, in Algeria, Sunday, Jan.…
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West Asia
Ban Ki-Moon Meets With UN And Arab League Joint Special Envoy To Syria Lakdhar Brahimi In UN Headquarters
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) meets with UN and Arab League joint special envoy to Syria Lakdhar Brahimi at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, Jan. 21, 2013. <Xinhua/Shen Hong>
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West Asia
A Restaurant For The Deaf Opens For The First Time In Palestinian Gaza Strip
A Palestinian waiter serves a meal at the first deaf restaurant in Gaza city on Jan. 21, 2013. For the first time in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, a society that cares for hearing impaired people has opened a restaurant with all deaf staff. This project is launched by Atfaluna Society…
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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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