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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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West Asia
Egyptians Hold Protest In Cairo Asking Release Of Dr. Medhat El-Aghez Arrested In UAE
A Muslim Brotherhood supporter holds a banner in Arabic that reads, “doctor Medhat el-Aghez, PHD in science, one of the detainees in the United Arab Emirates,” during an ongoing protest in front of the United Arab Emirates embassy, unseen, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. The UAE’s Al-Khaleej newspaper…
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West Asia
Laborers Work For Illegal Expansion Of A Local Cemetery At Historic Site Of Dahshour, Egypt
In this Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 photo, Egyptian labors work at the new construction site of the illegal expansion of a local cemetery that is seen spreading toward Egypt’s first pyramids and temples, at the ancient historic site of Dahshour, Egypt. The illegal expansion of a local cemetery has raised…
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West Asia
Tunisia Marks Second Anniversary Of Revolution, But Is Struggling With Unemployment, Rising Violence
A crowd invades Tunis’ main avenue to mark the second anniversary of the Revolution, Monday, Jan.14. 2013 in Tunis. Two years after the revolution that overthrew an authoritarian president and started the Arab Spring, Tunisia is struggling with high unemployment and rising violence in its politics. Supporters of the ruling…
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West Asia
Yemenites Supporting Southern Separatist Movement Wave South Yemen Flags During Rally In Aden
Yemeni supporters of the Southern Separatist Movement hold former South Yemen flags during a rally in Aden, Yemen, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. The rally commemorates the anniversary of a civil war that broke out in 1986 in South Yemen with North Yemen. The poster of Ali Salem al-Beidh, former Yemeni…
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UAE under pressure to reform its policies for migrant workers
On Visit, Press for Migrant Worker Rights During Louvre Branch Construction PARIS – Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, UAE authorities have demonstrated their intent to silence critics and anyone pressing for political reforms, Human Rights Watch said. In addition, migrant workers constructing a high-profile project that will include…
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West Asia
Some 4.2 Million Afghan Children Have No access To School Due To Poverty
Seven-year-old Sami Allah plays with his fridens near his home in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan. 13, 2013. More than 8.4 million Afghan children, of whom 39 percent are girls, presently attend school, while 4.2 million others have no access to school mainly due to security reasons and poverty. Sami Allah,…
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South Asia
Ashraf’s novels studied in way of fictional narration at University Of Calicut, India
“The Poetic Discourse of the fictional narration in Ashraf Aboul-Yazid’s Novels” is the title approved by University of Calicut for Mrs. Sabeena K. to study to works of the Egyptian poet and novelist Ashraf Aboul-Yazid. The topic was approved in April 26th. 2012, under the supervising of Dr. Moideenkutty A.B.…
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